Atlas puts wheat resistance genes on the map
An ambitious proposal to create a resistance gene “atlas” as a resource for the international wheat community has been outlined in a new review
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News Study finds large-scale expansion of stem rust resistance gene in barley and oat
Scientists have identified a resistance gene, Sr22, as one of the few characterised genes that protects against many stem rust races, one of the most devastating fungal diseases of wheat
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News Miller and Uauy named in 2020’s “highly cited” researchers list
Nine Norwich Research Park scientists, including two at the John Innes Centre, have been named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers list for 2020
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News A molecular roadmap to the plant immune system
The latest advances in our understanding of the plant immune system are mapped out in a new review by John Innes Centre researchers
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Blog PhDs, peas and cricket teas; Dr Kevin Pyke’s alumni story
Dr Kevin Pyke completed his PhD on leafless and semi-leafless peas, here at the John Innes Centre in the 1980s. We recently caught up with Kevin, to talk peas, PhDs, four-colour graphs and the John Innes Cricket team
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Blog My biology career as a ‘plant detective’
Dr Guy Polturak is a postdoctoral scientist, spending his days hunting through gene clusters for the genes involved in specific biosynthetic pathways
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Press Release 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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News “CaLiber” secures funding to study ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’
A new consortium, CaLiber, has secured £2.3M to research the bacterial plant pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, its insect vectors, and their potential impact on UK 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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