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NFU President Promotes Future Role Of Plant Science

The National Farmers’ Union President, Peter Kendall, described the “exciting and important future role of plant science” during a visit to Cambridge when he met secondary school pupils taking part in an interactive training event on plant genetics. He …

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New Parliamentary Group Visits NIAB

Translating basic plant science into products of value to farmers and consumers was the central theme of a recent parliamentary fact-finding visit to the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, in Cambridge. Members of the new All-Party Parliamentary …

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NIAB Outlines Proposed Changes for Cereals DUS Testing

Leading plant breeders and officials from Defra PVS visited NIAB recently, to discuss proposed changes to the National List testing process for winter wheat. NIAB has been trialling a new system which would no longer require the submission of 300 ears as …

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Growers Urged to Test Seeds for Diseases

Growers have been alerted to some potential seed-borne disease problems in wheat, oilseed rape and field beans following wet and showery periods at critical times in the growing season. Dr Jane Thomas, plant pathologist at the National Institute of …

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Key Speakers Debate Agro Ecology Issues at NIAB

The impact of recent agricultural changes from the ecologist’s perspective was debated in a conference with leading experts hosted by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. It was entitled: “Changes in land use; does this relate to CAP reform and …

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French Farmers Visit NIAB

A group of 10 French farmers visited the National Institute of Agricultural Botany to learn first hand about issues facing their British counterparts – and discovered there were many similarities. It was part of a fact-finding visit in East Anglia to look …

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