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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Press Release Cloned stem rust resistance genes offer glimpse of future crop protection
Genes which confer resistance to the deadly fungal disease stem rust have been successfully transferred from wheat into barley
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News Funding to study resistance genes in wild wheat will help combat rust diseases
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $650,000 grant for the study of emmer wheat – one of the very first cereals to be cultivated in agriculture
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25 JunEvent Take It to the Farmer: Reflections on Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat
In its second online event, the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative will present a series of reflections on what it means to deliver genetic gain in wheat to farmers and ways to improve the future impact of wheat research
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News Wheat success for early career researcher
John Innes Centre student Anna Backhaus has received international recognition for her outstanding contribution to wheat research
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Blog What is senescence and why do we want wheat that stays green for longer?
Faced 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
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Blog Speeding breeding and other ways of feeding 10 billion people
Improvements to make crops more nutritious, disease resistant and climate smart are essential to feed a burgeoning world population. Speed breeding could be one answer
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News High-Iron GM Wheat Trials Get Green Light
Field trials of wheat biofortified to produce white flour with extra iron have begun following approval by the Government
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News Application for Field Trial of Genetically Modified Organisms: High Iron Wheat and CRISPR Brassica
Researchers have applied to Defra for consent to conduct field trials of genetically modified (GM) wheat and gene-edited Brassica (CRISPR)
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