Professor David de Kretser AC, Governor of Victoria, Australia, recently announced that Australian scientists developed a technology to "supercharge photosynthesis" in crops, for bioenergy applications. According to Executive Director of BioSciences Research at the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) in Victoria, Australia, Professor German Spangenberg, "the new technology re-programs the photosynthetic cells of grasses to produce and store more sugars known as fructans". Application of the technology to temperate grasses (such as perennial ryegrass and tall fescue) in field trials has shown (1) the doubling of plant yields compared to existing varieties and (2) the enhancement of energy content compared to the control. Professor Spangenberg says that "the technology had opened opportunities to enhance harvestable carbon yields and bioconversion efficiency of lignocellulosic biomass for applications in new dedicated bioenergy perennial grasses and other dedicated bioenergy crops"..