Morley studentships

The Morley Agricultural Foundation (TMAF) is a charity that supports farming in the East of England by funding agricultural research, student studies, educational programmes for schools and the professional development of farmers and others. Its annually awarded Morley PhD Studentships are highly competitive and come with a stipend and a project budget.

The following project is accepting applications and is are fully-funded by TMAF:

• Can we harness beneficial soil microorganisms to grow productive crops with less fertiliser? - based at the John Innes Centre (JIC), you will investigate how wheat genetics can be exploited to enhance beneficial interactions between crop roots, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and additional soil microbiome, and whether these tripartite interactions can improve crop performance under reduced-fertiliser conditions.

  Supervised by JIC's Dr Myriam Charpentier and Niab's Dr Eric Ober.

  More details and apply