Getting up close and personal with fascinating active research projects at the UWA glasshouses was the ideal way for Director and Vice Chancellor of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Professor Ashok Kumar Singh to kick-off his visit to UWA.

In November 2023, UWA Plant Growth Precincts Manager Robert Creasy took the group (including visiting academics and students from India) on a comprehensive tour of our glasshouses and plant growth rooms.

Image: Hackett Professor Kadambot Siddique, Robert Creasey and Professor AK Singh admire an experiment in the glasshouse.

Later in the day, Professor Singh met with university leaders for high-level discussions about the long-time research relationship and exciting future collaborations between UWA and ICRAR-IARI.

Joining Hackett Professor Siddique at the meeting were UWA Vice Chancellor Professor Amit Chakma, Head of the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment Associate Professor Matthias Leopold, Head of the School of Engineering Professor Tim Sercombe, Head of the School of Biological Sciences Professor Patrick Finnegan, and Broderick Moncrieff from the Global Engagement Office.

Professor Singh then delivered a lecture on 'Molecular breeding for improvement of biotic stress tolerance & nutritional quality of cereals' to about 40 people at the UWA Bayliss Lecture Theatre.

Watch Professor AK Singh’s lecture on The UWA Institute of Agriculture YouTube channel.