Arable
'Designer' wheat variety bred to be for distilling than imported maize
Rothamsted scientists have bred a type of wheat specifically to improve whisky production. The group’s lead researcher says this new...
Rothamsted
Agri-Business
Study looking to harvest combine data to tackle field-edge yield declines
Rothamsted scientists are assessing whether flower-rich margins, hedgerows or tree lines are helping improve yield and asking farmers to help...
Agri-Business
Study finds white flour healthier now than in last 200 years
Despite concerns over a lack of genetic diversity, modern wheat has more health benefits than wheat produced at any point...
Arable
Major gene breakthrough 'game-changer' in herbicide resistance
A team of scientists from Rothamsted Research have successfully adapted genetic techniques developed for crop improvement to be used in...
Arable
Black-grass is costing UK agriculture £1 billion per annum
Research by Rothamsted has helped put an economic figure on herbicide resistance in black-grass, the farmland weed that is decimating...
Arable
New 5-year GM field trial approved in UK
A five-year field trial to investigate the performance of plants making heart-healthy oils has been approved by Defra. The department...
Arable
Understanding how Fungi 'tastes' wheat could hold key to controlling crop disease
Research at Rothamsted has examined how fungal cell surface receptors – which work a bit like the taste receptors on...
Environment
Rothamsted study confirms that spring is getting earlier
The first in-depth analysis into the seasonal timing of certain bird and insect behaviours, carried out by scientists at Rothamsted...
Arable
Rothamsted draws down EU research funding
Rothamsted Research has drawn down European Union (EU) funding, which will kick-start a new programme of agricultural innovation at the...
Arable
Take-All: Researchers find first step to lasting wheat health
Researchers have now shown that careful selection of the variety of the first wheat in a new cropping cycle can...
