For when the chips are down – preserving UK soil microbial biodiversity for sustainable agriculture
New UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank to safeguard future research and facilitate sustainable production of UK’s six major food crops
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Blog Agri-tech plots to prevent bacterial blight in crops
A project working on disrupting and preventing bacterial diseases in a number of staple crops was given a boost last month with the announcement of new technological developments
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Press Release Compounds show promise in search for tuberculosis antibiotics
Compounds tested for their potential as antibiotics have demonstrated promising activity against one of the deadliest infectious diseases - tuberculosis (TB)
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Blog How do plants defend themselves?
Plants interact with a very broad range of microbial life forms in their natural environment. In most cases this isn't an issue, but sometimes these interactions can have profound impacts on plant health - either positive or negative
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News, Press Release Healthy Plants – Healthy People – Healthy Planet
Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP³) is our vision for achieving a safer, healthier and more sustainable future through the power of plant and microbial science
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Blog Multicellularity: How and why cells communicate
Matthew Johnston is a Phd student in the Dr Christine Faulkner lab. His research focuses on cell-to-cell communication in plants, so we asked Matt, how and why do cells communicate?
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News We’re all going on a bug hunt
The next time you see those frothy blobs of cuckoo spit that appear on plants this time of year - remember when and where - your evidence could be used to halt the progress of an international plant pathogen
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Press Release 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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Blog 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
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