Artificial Intelligence works out the problem of seed germination tests

Researchers have taught a clever new tool how to carry out one of crop breeding’s more challenging tasks

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Healthy Plants – Healthy People – Healthy Planet

Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP³) is our vision for achieving a safer, healthier and more sustainable future through the power of plant and microbial science
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Parasitic wasp discovery offers chemical-free pest control for farmers

A species of parasitic wasp discovered by chance could provide farmers with a chemical-free way of controlling a major pest
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Plant viruses could be used to prevent and treat human autoimmune diseases

Researchers have taken positive steps towards using plant virus-based particles for the treatment of human autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
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New controls to protect UK trees and plants against damaging threats

Strict national measures have been implemented to safeguard the UK from a range of plant health threats, in particular the devastating disease caused by Xylella fastidiosa
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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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