The Agri-TechE Research Digest features a round-up of key agri-research findings ranging from discovery science, through to applied, translation and field scale trials results.
The search or tags can be used to find subject specific information for example: overcoming resistance, plant science, pest management, pollinators, soils. Also crop specific research such as wheat , peas & beans.
Multiparent Advanced Generation Intercross (MAGIC) mapping populations offer unique opportunities and challenges for marker and QTL mapping in crop species. Researchers from NIAB and the Department
Some plants can protect themselves from attack by disease by setting molecular traps. Once the disease has been detected it is lured by a ‘bait’ and then
An enzyme called DNA gyrase has been found to play an essential role in the formation of chloroplasts in plants. Chloroplasts play a vital role in
A plant protein that detects hormones in smoke can also detect microscopic soil fungi which colonise plants and feed nutrients to their cells. This ancient
The most complete and accurate bread wheat genome assembly to date with 91 per cent (98,974 genes) of the total genome annotated and assembled; is
A new study suggests that by upping forest cover from 12% to 30% of UK land over the next 35 years – close to that of
The practical outcomes of AHDB Potatoes Strategic Potato Farm was the subject of a meeting in Rugeley (3 December 2015) where over forty potato growers,
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research have established how clostridia bacteria emerge from spores. This could help them understand how these bacteria germinate and
The CROPROTECT project, based at Rothamsted, is working with farmers and agronomists to map crop threats such as blackgrass and flea beetle where pesticides are becoming
Willows and miscanthus ( a grass) are grown commercially in the UK for bioenergy. These are perennial crops remaining in the ground for long periods
Red clover and other legume crops played an essential role in crop rotation before introduction of industrial nitrogen fertiliser production, however the clover only grows well
Advances in agronomics and disease resistance sit alongside good yields in the new varieties selected for the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2016/17 (RL),