Digging deeper: Irish/Dutch research finds a hidden carbon sink in the soils beneath our feet.
Research on grasslands in Ireland, supervised by Prof Gary Lanigan (Teagasc – the Irish Agriculture…
Browsing: Agronomy
Questioning the feasibility of the “4 per 1000” goal to sequester carbon in soil and slow climate change
UN plans to mitigate global warming by burying atmospheric carbon in the ground to enrich…
Fungicide resistance to three main groups found in Ramularia in Germany
A recent finding suggesting that the barley disease Ramularia is potentially resistant to three of…
£1.7million investment for Bristol cereal genomics group
The University of Bristol has been awarded £1.7 million by the UK Biotechnology and Biological…
Leading Irish R&D company commits to UK agriculture despite Brexit uncertainty
Despite uncertainty in how UK agriculture will fare in the lead up to and post-Brexit,…
Pathogen uses light to facilitate invasion of wheat plant
Researchers at The University of Western Australia in collaboration with The Australian National University have…
Professor Allan Downie awarded Adam Kondorosi prize for Plant Sciences
Professor Downie, Emeritus Fellow at the John Innes Centre has been awarded the first Adam…
Professor Cathie Martin awarded Fellowship from the American Society of Plant Biologists
Professor Cathie Martin, Project Leader at the John Innes Centre, has been awarded Fellowship from…
Monitor Farm network explores biostimulant benefits
A coordinated series of try-outs, conducted across the AHDB Monitor Farm network, will test the…
Maxoptra crops mileage and delivery costs for farm supplier Zantra
Agricultural merchant Zantra is implementing Maxoptra dynamic route planning and scheduling software to manage deliveries…