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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Self-isolation or keep calm and carry on – the plant cell’s dilemma

Self-isolation in the face of a marauding pathogen may save lives but it comes at the expense of life-sustaining essentials such as transport, communication and connectivity. New research suggests plants must balance similar trade-offs as they respond to pathogens that could rip through their defence cell by cell
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Research unearths the science behind the smell of spring

You may not have heard of geosmin but, wherever you may be on this planet, it is highly likely that you’d recognise its smell. New research by scientists in Sweden and the UK has helped to explain why it exists
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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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