Tropic Biosciences has developed a novel gene editing technique that enables subtle changes to the way the plant expresses its genes. This could allow breeders to achieve a desired trait in a matter of months, rather than the years it takes to achieve the same result through more traditional methods of breeding.
Fotenix and Small Robot Company are part of a collaboration devising a new method for the precision application of fungicides and biopesticides.
FOTENIX is speeding up the diagnosis of disease in field. The company aims to make sophisticated imaging technology accessible for small-scale farmers
Warm, wet environments increase the prevalence of fungal infections. Work at The Sainsbury Laboratory is aimed at increasing resilience of crops to these major plant diseases.
How should aggressive plant pathogens be reported? The Sainsbury Laboratory has collaborated on a project that discovered the origins of the virulent fungal disease Wheat Blast – the findings have led to the development of a new code of ethics for reporting diseases.
As rust fungi attack, they turn on and off particular genes in wheat to prevent the plant from defending itself. When successful, this stops the plant from killing the invading fungus and ultimately leads to severe plant disease.
The Earlham Institute is developing new ways to analyse and manage large biological datasets. By making multiple measurements of crops through imagery, biochemical data and genetic data it is able to predict which genes need to be selected to increase yields or protect against crop disease.
The world’s first ‘activated air’ seed sterilisation system, Aurora Z10, provides a dry alternative to chemical treatment or washing.
Potato performance and quality is always a hot topic. At The Sainsbury Lab, in Norwich, scientists have been using the latest advanced breeding methods to enable some improvements for the humble spud. We asked Jonathan Jones and his colleagues Agnieeszka Witek and Sebastian Fairhead for an update…
A computer vision system to predict outbreaks of diseases such as botrytis and mildew in strawberry crops, has gained funding from a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).
The joint project between Wilkin & Sons and the University of Essex aims to monitor and prevent disease.
As a new form of the pathogen causing Yellow Rust ravaged UK wheat Laura Bouvet, our Knowledge and Innovation Facilitator, investigated how existing wheat traits can be used to beat back the invader. The work has earned Laura her PhD, and we are delighted for her.