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Virus infection helps make tomato plants more successful fathers

28 February 2023

Virus infection helps make tomato plants more successful fathers Gene flow boost may aid development of virus-susceptible plant populations Dr Alexandra Murphy and her colleagues in the Virology and Molecular Plant Pathology group have discovered that bumblebees can preferentially boost the transfer of male genes in virus-...

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Predicting threats to food security

22 February 2023

Predicting threats to food security How mathematical modelling can prevent crop devastation and preserve livelihoods. Impact at a glance: Forecasting wheat rust disease to enable up to 500,000 smallholder farmers in Ethiopia to take timely preventative action. Predicting the spread of, and control options for, cassava...

C4 plants slower than C3 plants to engage photosynthesis as light levels increase

18 February 2023

C4 plants slower than C3 plants to engage photosynthesis as light levels increase Photosynthesis is the fundamental basis of life on land – plants use the process to convert light and carbon dioxide into energy for their growth, and produce oxygen as a byproduct. Some plants, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions...

World Pulses Day 2023

10 February 2023

Pulses are packed with goodness: Five cool things you should know about them Written by Dr Nadia Radzman Each year on February 10, the United Nations commemorates what probably sounds to many like a strange occasion: World Pulses Day . But, as a researcher focused on forgotten and underutilised legumes , I think the...

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New imaging protocol to help identify drought-tolerant plants

7 February 2023

New imaging protocol to help identify drought-tolerant plants Standardised, low-cost, widely-applicable protocol eliminates common methodological error and improves data quality and reproducibility. A new protocol for monitoring water stress in pot-grown plants has been develop by Daniel Ginzburg, PhD student and scientist...

Cambridge-led consortium receives $35m to boost crop production sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa

31 January 2023

Cambridge-led consortium receives $35m to boost crop production sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa A Cambridge-led consortium has received US$35m (£28m) over five years to develop sustainable solutions to increasing the yields of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, without the need for costly and polluting inorganic...

Low-cost sensor enables continuous monitoring of pH in tomato xylem sap

24 January 2023

Low-cost sensor enables continuous monitoring of pH in tomato xylem sap Precision agriculture enables farmers to closely monitor the status of their crops (such as nutrients, pests and diseases, and water stress) in real time, and use that information to apply just the right amount of management input in the right place to...

New model increases vegetation prediction accuracy in Himalayan glacier melt zones

16 January 2023

New model increases vegetation prediction accuracy in Himalayan glacier melt zones New model increases vegetation prediction accuracy in Himalayan glacier melt zones Greening dominated by grasslands as vegetation line shifts upwards by 7 – 28 m each year. Climate warming has long been known to cause glaciers to melt and ‘...

CUBG records its busiest ever year

14 January 2023

CUBG records its busiest ever year Last year was the CUBG’s busiest ever, with a record 345, 251 visitors enjoying the Garden’s 40 acres and living plant collection. CUBG Director Beverley Glover says: “It’s been a joy to welcome so many visitors to the Garden, especially after the challenging last few years. During and...

Beneficial fungi induce lateral root development via a generic mechanism

10 January 2023

Beneficial fungi induce lateral root development via a generic mechanism Research by Crop Science Centre scientists’ sheds light on the relationship between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and lateral root development in angiosperms. Professor Uta Paszkowski, an author of this research, said “This is a significant...

Virus infection helps make tomato plants more successful fathers

Predicting threats to food security

C4 plants slower than C3 plants to engage photosynthesis as light levels increase

World Pulses Day 2023

New imaging protocol to help identify drought-tolerant plants

Cambridge-led consortium receives $35m to boost crop production sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa

Low-cost sensor enables continuous monitoring of pH in tomato xylem sap

New model increases vegetation prediction accuracy in Himalayan glacier melt zones

CUBG records its busiest ever year

Beneficial fungi induce lateral root development via a generic mechanism

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