Since launching at REAP2020, Xampla has received a £6 million seed investment to commercialise its first plant-based plastic product, microcapsules. The product provides a biodegradable alternative to the single use plastics which are currently used in the fragrance industry.
Growers of alternative crops, from oats to onions to herbs, are coming together in the upcoming webinar ‘Novel and Alternative Crops – Improving the rotation and the bottom line’…
Asian soybean rust has a devastating impact on soybean, an internationally important crop with 346 million tonnes produced globally. Now its complex genome has been assembled providing an opportunity for new types of control.
A biological control system for beetle pests of peas and beans would reduce the need for blanket insecticide application and help to reduce the issues with resistance.
The Japanese see huge potential for UK pea flour as a protein rich alternative for wheat. Pulses are gluten-free, nutritious and do wonders for the
Scientists at the John Innes Centre have discovered an important component in the process of nitrogen fixation in plants. They have identified a key protein
An interesting report has been published in Produce Business about the potential of a new pea being developed by the John Innes Centre. The new