Genetic study reveals how citrus became the Med’s favourite squeeze
Genetic detective work has illuminated the important role of Jewish culture in the widespread adoption of citrus fruit by early Mediterranean societies
Read the storyGenetic detective work has illuminated the important role of Jewish culture in the widespread adoption of citrus fruit by early Mediterranean societies
Read the storyGrass pea, the crop with the curse, is set for a major change in reputation thousands of years after it was first cultivated.
Read the storyThe John Innes Centre has joined a call for the Government to address the implications of a European Union judicial ruling that classes gene-edited crops as Genetically Modified Organisms
Read the storyA ground-breaking John Innes Centre project to cultivate grass pea in drought-prone areas has been awarded £1.2m funding.
Read the storyThe complete sequence of the huge wheat genome has been published, which will accelerate innovation in breeding resilient and disease resistant crops to feed a growing global population
Read the storyAs a child growing up in a middle-class family in the rural Indian village of Kanpur I was fascinated by the universe.
Read the storyChemical secrets of a plant used throughout history for its calming effects have been revealed in new research
Read the storyI did a 3-month internship at The British Quinoa Company. This small, Shropshire-based company specialises in the production and retailing of British grown quinoa grain and products.
Read the storyA new study has isolated a gene controlling shape and size of spikelets in wheat in a breakthrough which could help breeders deliver yield increases in one of the world’s most important crops.
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