12 September 2016 Elsoms Seeds and Warwick University combine forces to investigate sclerotinia in swede and mildew in herbs Elsoms Seeds, the UK’s leading independent plant breeder, seed supplier and seed treatment specialist, has…
11 August 2016 PGRO launch molecular soil test for brassica crop clubroot pathogen The team at PGRO has refined the technique to commercialise a rapid molecular test for…
7 July 2016 University of Hertfordshire reveals ground-breaking crop disease warning system A prototype crop disease warning system that can warn of disease up to four weeks…
15 June 2016 Insight into latest science driving future crop production Cereals 2016 offered the rare opportunity to meet the lead scientists from Fera Science Ltd.,…
14 April 2016 Israeli startup EQUInom raises $1.25m and collaborates with PepsiCo EQUInom is developing legume seeds that facilitate healthier and cheaper plant-protein based products. The products…
9 February 2016 Boost for UK crop science Two leading UK crop research institutes are joining forces to create a major new centre…
12 November 2015 Genome Analysis Centre: important milestone in wheat research A more complete and accurate wheat genome assembly is being made available to researchers, by…
10 November 2015 NIAB MAGIC Carpet rolled out for the research community NIAB and UCL (University College London) have been awarded £838,000 by the Biotechnology and Biological…
27 April 2015 PGRO funds research into pea crop yield losses from soil borne disease PGRO (Processors and Growers Research Organisation) are funding a PhD project at the University of…
19 March 2015 New lab will help speed wheat breeding progress As part of its continued development and expansion, KWS UK has opened a new £0.5m…