Queen’s Birthday Honours recognition for Professor Michael Bevan FRS

Professor Michael Bevan FRS is today honoured for his scientific contributions in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List

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Dorothea de Winton Field Station opens doors to a future of smart farming

The Dorothea de Winton Field Station unveiled this week is a key component in a smart-farming revolution
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Plants and the art of microbial maintenance

It’s been known for centuries that plants produce a diverse array of medically-valuable chemicals in their roots
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The winter weather window that costs UK rapeseed growers millions

UK rapeseed growers are losing up to 25% of their crop yield each year because of temperature rises during an early-winter weather window
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Chinese-UK project reveals ancient secrets of medicinal mint

The precious chemistry of a plant used for 2,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine has been unlocked in a project that raises the prospect of rapid access to a wide array of therapeutic drugs
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Designing Future Wheat

Spanning eight research institutes and universities and aiming to develop new wheat germplasm containing the next generation of key traits
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Genes in the Environment

Developing a wider and deeper understanding of how the environment influences plant growth and development
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Molecules from Nature

Investigating the vast diversity of chemicals produced by plants and microbes
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Plant Health

Understanding the molecular dialogue between plants and microbes, establishing how they communicate with each other and how they have evolved in relation to one another
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