NEWS: Mike Storey wins potato industry honour
Dr Mike Storey has been awarded the John Green Memorial Trophy for his exceptional contribution to the British potato industry.
Dr Mike Storey has been awarded the John Green Memorial Trophy for his exceptional contribution to the British potato industry.
UK horticultural crop research organisation NIAB EMR has appointed Dr Matt Clark to lead its technology development programme.
NIAB wishes to support outstanding early career researchers in applications for independent research fellowship such as:
As NIAB approaches its centenary celebrations in 2019, it is seeking to improve and modernise the existing Cambridge facilities at Huntingdon Road. Planning permission has already been granted for new facilities at NIAB’s existing field station at Park Farm, Histon, where building will commence in early 2018.
UK horticultural crop research organisation NIAB EMR has appointed Dr Andrew Simkin to lead its emerging fruit quality and development research programme.
Consistent flavour, good fruit quality and long shelf life are set to make two new raspberry varieties, Malling Bella and Malling Charm, strong favourites with consumers and retailers in the future, says breeder NIAB EMR.
The presence of a further ‘significant’ wheat yellow rust race in the UK has been confirmed by the UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS).
UK crop researchers could boost yields of a vitally important global food crop by going back to its wild relatives to find new sources of disease resistance.
A new industry-wide soil biology research programme, that aims to improve on-farm understanding of soil health and management, is to be led by Dr Elizabeth Stockdale, recently appointed Head of Farming Systems at UK crop research organisation NIAB.
Six new first-choice varieties have been added to the British Society of Plant Breeder’s 2018 Forage Maize Descriptive Lists (DL) issued today, alongside nine new varieties on the Forage Maize for Anaerobic Digestion DLs.