The three initiatives are funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund and will support sustainable food production and promote healthy, prosperous communities. Gravesham, Medway, Thanet, Swale, and Tonbridge and Malling are all set …
In my early career at Aarhus University, Annemarie Fejer Justesen established the genotyping laboratory for characterisation and diagnostics of plant pathogenic fungi, and Annemarie has been involved in the GRRC activities since the beginning. …
Dr Kanyuka will manage NIAB’s strategic and applied research on the biology, detection, surveillance, epidemiology and management of diseases and pests of field crops. His role will include building on established programmes, and creating new …
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Background The global soft fruit industry faces a growing crisis from the invasive fruit fly, spotted wing drosophila (SWD), which pierces ripening fruit to lay eggs, causing up to 80% fruit loss. The potential market in Europe and USA for SWD control is …
Conducted on AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) varieties, including candidates, the latest screens found that over half of the varieties tested were resistant at the young-plant stage. Growers should use the information, alongside the RL (adult plant) disease …
Ralph Panstruga studied biology and obtained his PhD at RWTH Aachen University (Germany) in 1996. After post-doc times at the Sainsbury Laboratory (Norwich, U.K.) and the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ) in Cologne (Germany), he …
Wildflower Area and Beetle Bank in Blackcurrant Plantations Dr Michelle Fountain from NIAB explains how to enhance pollinating insects and natural enemies in blackcurrant plantations and gives advice about: - the mowing of perennial wildflower area - …
Graham Caspell, an enthusiast for driving the commercial application of fruit research, has sadly died (Sunday 12 December 2021). Head of Farm and Horticultural Services at East Malling, he was 64 years old. Finishing his school education at Dover College …
The wheat pedigree provides information on parentage, country of origin, year of use and breeding company for an extensive set of UK wheat varieties. The pedigree is updated each year with new AHDB Recommended List varieties and we would welcome suggested …
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