Rothamsted Research

Rothamsted is the longest running agricultural research station in the world, providing cutting-edge science and innovation for over 160 years. Our mission is to deliver the knowledge and new practices to increase crop productivity and quality and to develop environmentally sustainable solutions for food and energy production.

24 April 2012
Plant perfumes woo beneficial bugs

Scientists at Rothamsted Research and the University of Sheffield have discovered that maize crops emit chemical signals which attract growth-promoting microbes to live amongst their roots
16 April 2012
Rothamsted Research announces a New Global Assessment on Soil Biodiversity

Advances in understanding of the living organisms in soil and what they do for people and society can be used to help manage and sustain soils for the future
11 April 2012
Scientists identify shortcomings in UK government's Climate Change Risk Assessment

Scientists at Rothamsted Research have described wheat yield predictions in the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment as "seriously misleading"
23 March 2012
Puzzle solved as maize pest reveals its Achilles heel

Scientists at Rothamsted Research have identified the crucial controls of population cycles of the European corn borer pest, which could help prevent damage to maize crops and thereby save billions of dollars

Rothamsted Wheat Trial

Scientists from Rothamsted Research are conducting a controlled experiment to test wheat, genetically modified to repel greenfly and blackfly, which could help reduce pesticide use and promote sustainable agriculture in the future. Click here for more information.

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Scientific Themes

20:20 wheat ®

Increasing wheat productivity to yield 20 tonnes per hectare in 20 years. More...

cropping carbon

Optimising carbon capture by grasslands and perennial energy crops, such as Willow, to help underpin the UK's transition to a low carbon economy. More...