Alison Bentley is an applied crop scientist working in genetics and plant breeding spanning fundamental understanding of plant processes through to the development of field- and farm-level decision support tools. She primarily works on wheat as a major staple food crop and has experience in a range of research environments in Australia, the UK and Mexico. She is Group Leader in Plant Sciences in the Research School of Biology and Deputy Director of the Agrifood Innovation Institute at the Australian National University (ANU). Her research uses interdisciplinary approaches to tackle complex agricultural challenges.