Innovative research scientists at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany are evaluating new forage crops to provide “rocket fuel” for livestock. They will share their skills and expertise at Grassland & Muck 2008 and showcase the latest in crop …
NIAB Chief Executive Prof Wayne Powell was interviewed by the BBC following a report which showed that researchers in China have pinpointed an elusive gene that plays a key role in determining the harvest potential of rice, according to a study released …
An Open Day held for some of the UK’s leading plant breeders at NIAB highlighted the latest issues and innovations that their scientific experts have been working on over the past year with the National List testing process of Winter Oilseed Rape. …
NIAB was pleased to welcome the Mayor of Cambridge, Coun Jenny Bailey, on a fact finding visit at its leading plant science research organisation in the city. She met some of their key scientists who are researching cutting edge plant breeding projects, …
Connecting Plant Science is the key theme of NIAB’s attendance at Cereals 2008 this week where skilled staff will demonstrate their innovative research and crop work. The Cambridge-based Institute will again share a plot with the John Innes Centre from …
Nickerson, a leading plant breeding and seed development company, was presented with the coveted NIAB Variety Cup 2008 for its winter barley Pearl at Cereals 2008. The annual award is made by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany to the breeder of …
A leading Australian scientist, Prof Geoff Fincher, described his pioneering research on functional genomics during a visit to the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge. His study on plant cell walls could have considerable benefits for …
Pioneering plant breeder John Bingham CBE, FRS yesterday (23 June) officially opened a new laboratory named after him at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Huntingdon Road, Cambridge. Mr Bingham’s innovative approach to plant breeding …
A team of top scientists from the Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has set up an experimental farm in a village in Moldova, Europe’s poorest country. The local mayor and landowner, as well as villagers from the community of …
The humble rosemary plant could revolutionise the way that some oil-based products are made, providing a “green” alternative to the synthetics and fossil fuels which are presently used. Research scientists at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany …
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