United Kingdom
May 31, 2016
Visit Stand 702 at Cereals 2016 to discover how cutting edge bioscience research is delivering real benefits for agriculture.
Scientists from Rothamsted Research, the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) and the John Innes Centre (JIC) and will be on hand to showcase the latest in arable farming research. The three research institutes will together display their work to 25,000 arable farmers and agronomists at Stand 702 at the event on the 15th and 16th of June in Chrishall Grange, Cambridgeshire.
The exhibits will focus on bioscience in the field, and how industry uses the latest research to deliver benefits to agriculture, such as improved yields and better crops. Visitors will find out about innovative research underway at the institutes, which receive strategic funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Blackgrass will be the focus of a breakfast meeting hosted at the stand on the 15th June between 8:30-9:30 am, where Dr Paul Neve (Rothamsted Research) will be discussing the latest approaches to control.
Visit Stand 702 to see plots and quiz the scientists. There you can see Rothamsted scientists present their work, including displays on:
Visitors to stand 702 can also learn about research at IBERS, particularly in the development of oats. Varieties of oats developed by IBERS account for 65 percent of all oats used in the UK each year, and scientists will be on hand to describe:
- 100 years of oat breeding
- Oat varieties grown today
- Heritage oat varieties and landraces from across the world
- Increasing the genetic diversity for oat breeding
Researchers from the John Innes at Stand 702 are growing a giant ‘living infographic’ of cereals showing how many plants are needed for the food that we eat and the effects that varying yield have on our ability to feed the world’s population. Visitors can then see the outputs of this research in action at partner stands across Cereals, with displays on
Eyespot resistance and its relationship with yield and protein content (Dr Paul Nicholson)
About Rothamsted Research
We are the longest running agricultural research station in the world, providing cutting-edge science and innovation for nearly 170 years. Our mission is to deliver the knowledge and new practices to increase crop productivity and quality and to develop environmentally sustainable solutions for food and energy production.
Our strength lies in the integrated, multidisciplinary approach to research in plant, insect and soil science.
In 2014-2015 Rothamsted Research received £35.5M strategic funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
About the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)
The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is an internationally recognised research and teaching centre providing a unique base for research in response to global challenges such as food security, bioenergy and sustainability, and the impacts of climate change. IBERS scientists conduct basic, strategic and applied research from genes and molecules to organisms and the environment.
IBERS receives strategic research funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to support long term mission driven research, and is a member of the National Institutes of Bioscience. IBERS also benefits from financial support from the Welsh Government, DEFRA and the European Union.
About the John Innes Centre
Our mission is to generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research, to train scientists for the future, to apply our knowledge of nature’s diversity to benefit agriculture, the environment, human health and wellbeing, and engage with policy makers and the public.
To achieve these goals, we establish pioneering long-term research objectives in plant and microbial science, with a focus on genetics. These objectives include promoting the translation of research through partnerships to develop improved crops and to make new products from microbes and plants for human health and other applications. We also create new approaches, technologies and resources that enable research advances and help industry to make new products. The knowledge, resources and trained researchers we generate help global societies address important challenges including providing sufficient and affordable food, making new products for human health and industrial applications, and developing sustainable bio-based manufacturing.
This provides a fertile environment for training the next generation of plant and microbial scientists, many of whom go on to careers in industry and academia, around the world.
The John Innes Centre is strategically funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). In 2014-2015 the John Innes Centre received a total of £36.9 million from the BBSRC. The John Innes Centre is the winner of the BBSRC’s 2013 - 2016 Excellence With Impact award.
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