The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has published the 2015 Forage Maize for Anaerobic Digestion Descriptive List , aimed at biogas producers growing and using the crop as a feedstock. The Favourable List has 17 varieties, with six new listings …
NIAB has welcomed today’s (21 October) publication of an independent report on the economic impact of the loss of plant protection products (PPPs) on UK agriculture, and warns of potential further losses of active ingredients in the future. The report The …
Growers should not be alarmed by active yellow rust in early sown wheat advises a leading cereal pathologist. The mild autumn, coupled with a large spore load from this summer, has resulted in early symptoms of the disease, even on resistant varieties. …
NIAB’s UK superwheat research could soon be helping improve the heat tolerance of wheat crops in India. Researchers from NIAB, India’s Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) are collaborating on a £1 …
Wheat growers can now check and improve their disease identification skills in the field, in the office, in the tractor or at home, with a free online training course from NIAB TAG’s new training platform ARTIS. The ‘Wheat Disease Identification’ course, …
Four final year BSc (Hons) Agriculture students from the Royal Agricultural University have successfully tested their crop management skills against agricultural students from across the UK, and a team of agronomists, to win the 2014 Countrywide NIAB …
The NIAB Ornamentals team will be exhibiting on the ‘Plant breeders’ rights in Europe’ stand alongside the European Community Plant Variety Office , the Bundessortenamt (Germany), and the Netherlands Inspection Service for Horticulture ( Naktuinbouw ) at …
NIAB CUF’s, Head of the Potato Agronomy Research Group, Dr David Firman has received the first of three £150,000 Potato Council research fellowships to help develop the next generation of leading potato scientists. Announcing the award at the CUPGRA …
The National Institute of Agricultural Botany’s visitor centre has been short-listed for a national ‘green’ construction award for the second year in a row. The Sophi Taylor Building, opened in 2013, is one of only four construction projects short-listed …
Rothamsted Research, Lawes Agricultural Trust (LAT) and NIAB have signed an agreement to jointly use the Broom’s Barn farm for field experiments. Rothamsted Research and NIAB have a long history and strong tradition in carrying out collaborative …
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