Excellence in plant and microbial science
An ambitious collaboration between the John Innes Centre and the University of Hertfordshire will fast track urgently needed solutions to the growing problem of crop diseases
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Scientists have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady
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Roots are not just explorers, or anchors, and they don’t just take up water and nutrients. Their ability to explore and communicate with the soil around them will play a large role in the future of agriculture, helping us grow crops that can make an efficient use of the soil while supporting soil health
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Professor Dame Caroline Dean has joined some of the world’s most eminent scientists in receiving honours from the Wolf Foundation
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The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory have been awarded £1m to progress plans to develop a world-leading plant and microbial research hub on the Norwich Research Park
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Over the last six years, scientists at the John Innes Centre have been boosting the confidence and careers of early career scientists across the globe through Scientific Soft Skills workshops
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Field trials investigating healthy compounds in agronomically important brassica crops have underlined the “immense potential” of gene editing technology, say researchers
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James Canham is a PhD student who used his PiPs placement at Pwani University in Kenya to establish a new research consortium, the success of which has helped earn him a UEA Engagement Award
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The mission of the John Innes Centre has twin scientific aims – to generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research and to apply this knowledge to benefit agriculture, the environment, and human health and well-being
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