Australian plant researchers get IBM boost | The Australian Jan 28th 2010
LOCAL plant researchers could more than halve the time taken to produce smarter food crops by using state-of-the art technology.
Researchers at the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility’s new Plant Accelerator centre will rely on storage and computing grunt from IBM to hasten the process of field work.
Launched yesterday at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus, the Plant Accelerator simulates real-world conditions to grow plants in four ‘smart’ glass houses…continued at link