January 26, 2022

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European Union policies led to the collapse of a major biojuel crop in the United Kingdom, says report - Fractured decision making turned beetle into a ‘serious crop pest’ and increased palm oil imports

January 20, 2022

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United Kingdom - New GE las given thumbs-up - UK legislation will cut red tape around field trials

December 9, 2021

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Sustainable farming incentive scheme may lead to "postcode lottery" over soil carbon - Not all soils are equal when it comes to carbon sequestration, warn scientists

December 6, 2021

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New threat to oilseed rape emerges in the United Kingdom - Variant of Phoma-causing fungus found in Europe for first time

November 4, 2021

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Major insect pest has formed African 'super-population' - Fall armyworm populations from across continent interbreeding

October 28, 2021

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New target for crop genetic improvement found - Researchers uncover ‘potential gold-mine’ for plant breeders

October 22, 2021

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More to climate change than just temperature: recent wheather patterns led to smaller harvests - Winter wheat and spring barley yields greater under typical 20th century than 21st century climate

September 21, 2021

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Feeling a spark: Flowers release perfume in response to electrically charged bees - Study suggests mechanism evolved to help plants make the most of their floral scents

September 3, 2021

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British scientists at Rothamsted Research are growing a new strain of genetically-edited WHEAT which contains less of a compound that becomes carcinogenic when bread is toasted (Daily Mail)

August 25, 2021

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Genome edited wheat field trial gets go-ahead from United Kingdom government - First CRISPR-edited wheat grown in Europe to be planted this autumn

August 9, 2021

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United Kingdom - Resistance emerging to key light leaf spot fungicide - Results show control holding for now, but mixture is safest move

July 22, 2021

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United Kingdom - Take action to harness the unique contribution of plant genetic innovation, Government urged

July 15, 2021

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Rothamstedt ready to help fix 'broken' food system - From better nutrition to improved farming, Institute research is at forefront of ‘future-proofed food

June 24, 2021

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New study finds key to boost pigeon pea yields in India (The Hans India)

June 14, 2021

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United Kingdom - Wanted: farmers sought in fight against new grass weed - Emergent species already having economic impact

June 9, 2021

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Scientists tracking silent crop pests turn silhouettes into sound - Data analysis, technology, and biology are combining to help tackle the world’s worst cereal killers

June 8, 2021

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Changes to the Rothamsted Estate - New access plan to improve visitor experience and help protect valuable experiments

June 3, 2021

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Rothamsted post-doctoral scientist wins prestigious crop protection research award - Microbiologist Vanessa Nessner Kavamura is one of 24 scientists selected for the Bayer 2021 Grants4Ag awards

May 28, 2021

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Turf wars: Arable farming creates 'gangsters' paradise' for soil microbes - Life’s tough in this criminal underworld

May 6, 2021

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United Kingdom - Gene edited trial application submitted to DEFRA - Field assessment of ultra-low asparagine, low acrylamide, gene edited wheat

April 19, 2021

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Increasing weed threat now greater than at any point in human history - Long term experiment shows climate, crop height, fertiliser and herbicide resistance are all to blame

April 15, 2021

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Mining the mother lode - Search tool uncovering new findings amongst the mountains of data

April 14, 2021

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Pinpointing pheromone production pathways in pests - Study shows aphids make key chemicals the same way plants do

March 22, 2021

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Taking on take-all - Science is getting nearer to the root of this costly problem

March 12, 2021

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Fertilsers reduce plant-beneficial bacteria found around roots - Reduction in growth promoting microbes after application of inorganic chemical fertiliser

March 10, 2021

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Rothamsted Research submits evidence to Defra gene editing consultation - Current regulation “makes no scientific sense”

March 5, 2021

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Gene editing reduces burnt toast risk (The Western Producer)

March 1, 2021

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Genome-edited wheat to reduce cancer risk from bread and toast - Gene knockout reduces amount of harmful acrylamide forming

February 15, 2021

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United Kingdom - Wanted: winter wheat farmers to help with study - Major study looking at environmental factors affecting yields

February 12, 2021

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Soybean could help diversify crop production in the United Kingdom, say scientists - Plant breeding has made the crop a more viable choice