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14 May 2013
Reducing the environmental impacts of fertiliser use.

Scientists from Rothamsted Research help develop improved soil management techniques and policy reforms that could reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030 in China.
10 May 2013
Plants use underground networks to warn of enemy attack

Scientists discover that plants can communicate underground using fungal networks to warn their neighbours of insect pest attack
25 April 2013
New grass species could help reduce the likelihood of flooding

Scientists from Rothamsted Research at North Wyke, in collaboration with other UK plant scientists have demonstrated how Festulolium can allow more water to be captured within the soil
16 April 2013
Using mathematics to predict and prevent tree diseases

Rothamsted scientists use mathematical modelling to predict how tree diseases spread, helping to inform national surveillance programs in the UK.

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Rothamsted Research submits application to Defra to plant autumn-sown wheat as part of its GM field trial
25 March 2013

The extension of the current trial will allow scientists to also study the effects of autumn aphid infestations on their experimental `aphid-repelling` wheat. A public consultation has begun

Bioscience to help battle ash dieback
8 March 2013

£2.4M research funding has been provided by the BBSRC in response to this devastating fungus that threatens our third most common broadleaf tree.

Concern over increasing nitrogen deposits and environmental pollution in China
20 February 2013

An international team of scientists publish a letter in the journal Nature showing alarming increases in nitrogen pollution in China over the last 30 years.

Plant oils may provide a pathway to health and sustainability
7 February 2013

In a special edition of Plant Biotechnology, Rothamsted Scientists describe their innovative research that could produce novel plant oils to benefit human nutrition and the environment

Declines in UK moth species could signal a "potentially catastrophic loss of biodiversity in the British countryside"
1 February 2013

A new report by Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research has revealed that two-thirds of common larger moth species have declined in the last 40 years.

The wind in the willows
25 January 2013
Rothamsted Research scientists unlock further secrets of willow to make it an effective renewable resource to help combat climate change.

Rothamsted Research hosts the 8th Meeting of the International Aphid Genomics Consortium
18 January 2013
Rothamsted Research chosen as the first UK location ever to host this event

Rothamsted scientist is appointed as a state expert in Shenzhen, China
8 January 2013
Professor Philip Brookes receives this prestigious status from the Chinese Minister of Human Resources and Social Security

Rothamsted working with Industry: Turning our science into practical solutions for farmers

20:20 wheat ®

cropping carbon

designing seeds

sustainable systems