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Study: Diversity in historic collection of wheat varieties revealed
An international study has revealed that at least 60% of the genetic diversity found in an historic collection of wheat...
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Study: Sensors could give early warning of beetles in oilseed rape
Hi-tech optical sensors in fields could provide an effective means of monitoring beetle numbers arriving in oilseed rape fields, according...
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Research into long-term impacts of regenerative agriculture
A set of long-term experiments will quantify the exact impact of regenerative agriculture from all perspectives. The work will be...
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Insecticide resistance a major concern facing tillage sector
The threat of insecticide resistance is one that all tillage farmers should be taking very seriously, according to scientific experts...
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Probing for weaknesses in wheat septoria genomes
A new study has compared genomes across 18 strains of the septoria leaf blotch fungus zymoseptoria tritici. The work has...
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Rothamsted highlights significance of new insect genomes
A new database of 19 insect genomes, encompassing some of the most damaging pests of crops worldwide, has been made...
Environment
Study: Environmental impacts of dairy beef halved
A study has revealed that a new way of calculating the environmental footprint of foodstuffs leaves the impacts of animal-based...
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Oilseed rape research: Disease control update
A comparative study of a fungal pathogen of oilseed rape (OSR) in Europe and China using new genetic markers has...
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Research: Adding manure to soil locks-in N and cuts emissions
Emissions from soil of the potent greenhouse gas (GHG) nitrous oxide (N2O) can be drastically reduced by adding carbon-rich manure,...
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Untapped potential of wheat - global yields half what they could be
A first-of-its-kind analysis of the untapped genetic potential of wheat shows global yields are only half of what they could...
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First genetically edited crops sown under new UK regulations
Rothamsted Research has confirmed that it has sown seed of genetically edited (GE) Camelina sativa, a member of the brassica family,...
Environment
Predicted weather patterns indicate further water pollution from agriculture
A study of river water quality during one of the UK’s wettest ever winters shows a massive increase in agricultural...
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Report: EU policies undermined the farming of oilseed rape in Europe
Contradictory EU policies first encouraged and then undermined the farming of oilseed rape in Europe, according to a new analysis...
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Research looks at impact of weather patterns on harvests over a century
According to scientists at Rothamsted Research, weather patterns typical of the last 30 years, have significantly limited harvests of winter...
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Rothamsted Research gives gene editing the ‘thumbs-up’
Rothamsted Research has submitted its responses to the UK government’s consultation questions on the regulation of gene editing (GE) technologies....
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The threat of weeds now greater than at any time in human history
Using data from the world’s longest-running experiment – the Rothamsted Research Broadbalk wheat trial in Hertfordshire in the UK – the researchers...