Plant and Invertebrate Ecology
Head of Department: Dr Ian Denholm
Mission: To integrate research on the ecology, behaviour and genetics of organisms inhabiting agricultural ecosystems in order to conserve and exploit biodiversity, monitor and predict the impacts of environmental change, and optimise the performance of both chemical and non-chemical components of crop protection strategies.
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Note: Dr Jonathan Newman's Aquatic Plant Management Group (centre for aquatic plant management) moved to the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology some years ago. You can find his current page here:
http://www.ceh.ac.uk/staffwebpages/DrJonathanNewman.html
Scientific Themes
Increasing wheat productivity to yield 20 tonnes per hectare in 20 years. More...
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...
Harnessing our expertise in seed biology and biochemistry to deliver improved health and nutrition through seeds. More...
Designing, modelling and assessing sustainable agricultural systems that increase productivity while minimising environmental impact. More...
National Capabilities
Rothamsted Insect Survey
Operates two national networks for monitoring insect populations in the UK. More...
North Wyke Farm Platform
Provides the research community access to a range of in situ state-of-the-art instrumentation in hydrologically isolated fields and farms to better address key issues in sustainable agriculture. More...
PHI-base
A database of interactions between pathogens and their hosts maintained at Rothamsted Research with international input. More...
Long-Term Experiments
These have been running since the mid 19th Century, provide a unique experimental system and archive of soil and plant samples. More...
Rothamsted Research receives
strategic funding from the BBSRC
strategic funding from the BBSRC
