Current Research

The faculty has identified seven areas of research strength as internationally competitive. These broad areas include:

Plant biology, production & biotechnology
- Forest Molecular Biology and Genetics
- Plant Science
Ecology, ecophysiology & ecosystem function
- Conservation Sciences
- Ecophysiology and Ecosystem Processes
Water, nutrients & greenhouse in land systems
- Water and nutrient dynamics in soil-plant systems
- Forest and Water
- Greenhouse gases and climate change in agro-ecosystems
Forest production & sustainable management
- Sustainable Forest Management
Animal science
Food & Wood science & product development
- Bio-products and Sustainable Technology
- Food Science
Land & food systems management, innovation and change
- Social Research
- Land and Food Systems