Plants vs insect pests; a never-ending battle?
PhD student Joshua Joyce is investigating the way plants respond to attack from insect pests and how we could support plants to better defend themselves against this threat
Read the storyPhD student Joshua Joyce is investigating the way plants respond to attack from insect pests and how we could support plants to better defend themselves against this threat
Read the storyResearchers have discovered how a notorious pathogen may have hijacked one of nature’s most enduring mutual relationships, shedding new light on why plants possess genes that appear to be detrimental to their well-being
Read the story2020 is the International Year for Plant Health, so we caught up with the lead of our Plant Health research programme, Professor Mark Banfield
Read the storySoil is the most important natural resource we have and we are losing it at an alarming rate through degradation, erosion and desertification - much quicker than we can replace it
Read the storyFaced by climate change, and our ever-increasing agricultural demands, what can we do to improve crops being grown? Liz Chapman is working on improving wheat yields by investigating the length of time the crops stay green
Read the storyFor aspiring plant breeders, our postgraduate MSc course in Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement has earned a reputation as an entry point for the next generation of plant breeders
Read the storyFourteen researchers from eight European countries came together to attend a workshop providing training in genomics-based, pathogen diagnostic and surveillance techniques as part of the Horizon2020-funded RustWatch program
Read the storyPioneering experiments using heated field plots to test the responses of crops to temperature have revealed an unexpected plus side of climate change for farmers
Read the storyWheat that has been biofortified to produce white flour with increased iron has progressed successfully through the first season of field trials
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