First step to lasting wheat health
Long-term trials at Rothamsted Research have confirmed how the devastating take-all root fungus of cereal…
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Devastating plant virus is revealed in atomic detail
One of the world’s most lethal families of plant viruses has been revealed in unprecedented…
Robots will support, not replace, growers in the future
Co-robots, robots that work with humans rather than replace them, is the future of high-tech…
Small Robot Company is finalist in tech4good awards for sustainable farming robotics
Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced that it is…
Novel research project wins BASIS Paul Singleton award
A forward-thinking research project, that has scope to play a part in the fight against…
The good, the bad and their fortuitous differences
Researchers have exposed weak spots in a fungal pathogen that wrecks crops by comparing it…
Nanoparticles present sustainable way to grow food crops
Scientists are working diligently now to prepare for the expected increase in global population —…
A vaccine for edible plants? A new plant protection method on the horizon
What is double-stranded RNA? RNA or ribonucleic acid is a molecule essential for cell function.…
New genomic tool searches wheat’s wild past to improve crops of the future
Crowd-funded resource is launched by an international consortium A new genetic directory launched today will enable researchers and breeders to scan…
Business resilience and soil health: new phase of Monitor Farms rise to the challenge
Six new AHDB Monitor Farms have been appointed to help farmers across England, Wales and…