Norwich Research Park hosts: Crops and non-chemical pest control – genetics, environment and biodiversity
Exploring the complex interactions between crop, pest and non-chemical controls in a changing climatic and regulatory environment is the focus of this webinar. Hear from experts at the Norwich Research Park on sustainable farming practices and their interactions and relationships with, and impact on, soil microbiology, crop pests and their management.
- Welcome and Introduction to NRP (Agri focus)
- Microbial functional diversity as an indicator of sustainable farming practices
- Biocontrol and soil microbes. Old chemistry to control these is no longer approved, and regulation remains unclear
- Live Q&A with Dr Nasmille Larke-Mejia & Jake Malone
- B-roll (JIC Field Station) Footage of the JIC Entomology and Insectary Facility
- Combatting CSFB in a post-neonic era
- The molecular ecology of sugar beet leaf miners and their parasitoids
- Aphids and the transmission of virus. Breeding crops that are resistant to aphid
- Live Q/A with Rachel Wells, Dr Lewis Spurgin and James Canham
- Close
10:00-12:00 – 2 BASIS points
