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Diverse Weeds Open Day - 4 June 24

NIAB welcomes visitors back to the 2024 Diverse Weeds Open Day, sponsored by Nufarm, with a demonstration of the research work into sustainable management of broad-leaved weeds undertaken by NIAB. We will present a further update of how cultural and …

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Long-term value in long-term experiments

It is difficult to quantify the exact number of long-term experiments (LTE) globally; in 2003 there was estimated to be around 600 field experiments over 10 years old but the figure is likely to be higher today. A useful resource documenting the details …

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Meet the Scientist: Dr Belinda Kemp

Belinda is NIAB's Head of Research and Oenology, working at the Wine Innovation Centre at East Malling in Kent. Here she provides scientific leadership in viticulture and oenology research and development of the Wine Innovation Centre. In this short …

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NEWS: NIAB Fruit 2024 Annual Review published

VIEW OR DOWNLOAD NIAB FRUIT 2024 ANNUAL REVIEW Published in print and digital format, visitors can take copies from any NIAB stand at fruit and horticultural trade shows across this year, including the Fruit Focus event at East Malling on 10th July, as …

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A tale of two professors

During the dark days of this winter, I was due to meet a leading cereal agronomist from Canada who was in Cambridge for the day. Unfortunately, due to covid, the meeting never took place. One of the subjects we were due to discuss was the development of …

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Richard Horsnell

Research interests Richard has worked in Niab’s wheat pre-breeding department since its inception in 2007. He played a significant role in producing two Multi-Parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) populations which have provided a valuable …

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