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NEWS: New Crop Science Centre opens in Cambridge
The Crop Science Centre is an alliance between the University of Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences and NIAB. The Centre will serve as a global hub for crop science research and a base for collaborations with research partners around the world, to …
Morley (East Anglia)
Niab's eastern trials centre is based at The Morley Agricultural Foundation's Morley Farms. The Niab Farming Systems team is also based at Morley including: Dr David Clarke - soils and farming systems technician Dr Nathan Morris - farming systems and …
NIAB hosts molecular diagnostics service as CHAP Partner
NIAB has launched a new molecular diagnostics service on becoming a partner of the AgriTech Centre Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) . NIAB will host the new service at its Cambridge site, for use by researchers in both commercial and academic …
Take part in our Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle Survey
Since 2013 NIAB TAG members have provided us with information about winter oilseed rape (WOSR) crops across the UK, especially damage from Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB), which has fed into the NIAB TAG Agronomy Strategy documents and other …
Register for the 31st Annual Cambridge Potato Conference 2020
Potato growing and supply: reset post COVID and Brexit 15 th -16 th December 2020 2-day ticket: CUPGRA members £60, non-members £80 PROGRAMME REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT Registration is open for CUPGRA's 31 st Annual Cambridge Potato Conference on 15 th and …
Inaugural TMAF PhD student starts at NIAB
NIAB has welcomed The Morley Agricultural Foundation 's first fully-funded PhD student, who will be based at NIAB's Cambridge site with regular visits to TMAF in Norfolk. Harvey Armstrong will be studying the effects of legume rotations on soil microbial …
Plant Clinic (Horticulture)
Jennifer Kingsnorth or Dr Thomas Passey E: [email protected] Post samples, with a completed booking form to: Horticulture Plant Clinic, Niab, New Road, East Malling, ME19 6BJ Services listed are for horticultural and UK-grown soft fruit, stone fruit …
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