Rothamsted

Scientists find a new way to switch on dormant plant genes

Scientists find a new way to switch on dormant plant genes

Rothamsted scientists have found a new way to switch on dormant plant genes, one which does not require the insertion...

May 6, 2022
High-fibre white bread could soon become a reality

High-fibre white bread could soon become a reality

A new project, involving a number of UK research centres, is to work towards the development of high-fibre white bread....

April 26, 2022
Crop chemicals can replace fossil fuels in many common everyday items

Crop chemicals can replace fossil fuels in many common everyday items

Rothamsted Research scientists have confirmed that crop chemicals can replace fossil fuels in many common everyday items. They have recently...

February 21, 2022
New ‘Phoma’ disease threat on oilseed rape emerges in UK

New ‘Phoma’ disease threat on oilseed rape emerges in UK

A variety of the fungus that will heighten the ‘Phoma’ disease threat on oilseed rape and other brassicas has been...

December 17, 2021
Soil carbon sequestration: Is it a geographic lottery?

Soil carbon sequestration: Is it a geographic lottery?

Farmers face a ‘geographic lottery’ in terms of soil carbon sequestration, if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil...

December 13, 2021
Research reveals ‘significant’ insights into genetic makeup of wheat

Research reveals ‘significant’ insights into genetic makeup of wheat

Rothamsted Research scientists have recently made a series of unexpected discoveries within the wheat genome which, it says, should lead...

November 1, 2021
UK government green lights first genome-edited wheat trial

UK government green lights first genome-edited wheat trial

Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....

September 30, 2021
Rothamsted gets ‘green light’ for genome-edited wheat

Rothamsted gets ‘green light’ for genome-edited wheat

Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....

August 31, 2021
Rothamsted clarifies its position on meat consumption

Rothamsted clarifies its position on meat consumption

In response to the recently published UK National Food Strategy, Rothamsted Research economist Dr. Taro Takahashi suggested that reduced meat...

July 22, 2021
Rat’s-tail fescue – another grass weed we don’t need

Rat’s-tail fescue – another grass weed we don’t need

Farmers in the UK are being asked to assist in a new study looking at the spread of rat’s-tail fescue,...

June 17, 2021
The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems

The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems

The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems has been likened to creating a ‘gangsters’ paradise’ by one of the...

June 3, 2021
Chemical fertilisers reduce the level of bacteria in soil

Chemical fertilisers reduce the level of bacteria in soil

Chemical fertilisers reduce the number of nutrient solubilising bacteria associated with the roots of wheat, according to new research. The...

March 22, 2021
Rothamsted Research clarifies its position on genome editing

Rothamsted Research clarifies its position on genome editing

Rothamsted Research has further clarified its position with regard to the use of genome editing in developing new varieties of...

March 8, 2021
Study: Climate impact of grass-fed cattle herds ‘may be overestimated’

Study: Climate impact of grass-fed cattle herds ‘may be overestimated’

Direct emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas from certain pasture types are lower than previously thought – meaning the climate...

July 7, 2020
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