A new study has uncovered multiple factors that contribute to the important phenomenon of vernalisation in plants

Breeding temperature-resilient crops is an “achievable dream” in one of the most important species of commercially-cultivated plants

Scientists, breeders, farmers and conservation groups must continue to work in close collaboration to prepare for the potential re-emergence of a forgotten crop pathogen, a new study advises today.

A fascinating blow-by-blow account of the arms struggle between plants and viral pathogens is revealed in new research.

Pioneering new technology is set to accelerate the global quest for crop improvement in a development which echoes the Green Revolution of the post war period.

A new study has revealed an undiscovered reprogramming mechanism that allows plants to maintain fitness down the generations.

The John Innes Centre has become the first institution in the UK to achieve an Athena SWAN Gold Award.

New research is set to change the textbook understanding of how plants breathe

Traffic jams are the curse of the commute, the scourge of the school run and the bane of Bank Holidays. But gridlocked motorists and students of traffic flow may soon be relieved and enlightened thanks to new research into plants