Throughout the last year, field trials of GM and GE crops have continued at Rothamsted despite the various lockdowns and other restrictions that have hampered progress elsewhere.
Rather than ask if genome editing leads to unintended genetic consequences, it’s better to ask if it leads to more changes, and the answer to that is no.
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Researchers from the UK and Zimbabwe have come together in Harare to launch a new project that will explore how historical approaches to land evaluation continue to shape agriculture today and how indigenous knowledge can help support climate adaptation
Research published in Scientific Reports demonstrates that environmental bacteria can be screened for antifungal compounds that suppress the devastating wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici, causative agent of Septoria tritici blotch.
Scientists have developed new 3D-printed tools and in planta methods to study how bacteria travel along fungal networks in microbial partnerships that could influence crop disease, soil health and sustainable agriculture.
Rothamsted Research has drilled the first crop in the UK to receive a Precision Bred Organism (PBO) Release Notice, marking a significant milestone for field-based gene editing under the UK’s new regulatory framework.
A new study from Rothamsted Research highlights the environmental trade-offs of converting grassland into arable farmland, showing significant reductions in soil macronutrients and increased nutrient pollution.
A crop biotechnology venture originating from Rothamsted Research and University of Oxford has secured £2.5 million in strategic investment from The Mosaic Company to accelerate development of a new class of precision crop biostimulants.
UK farmers are being invited to take part in a new study exploring two of the biggest challenges facing arable farming today: drought and blackgrass. The aim is to put farmer experience at the centre of future solutions.
Scientists have uncovered a previously hidden chemical dialogue in the soil that could open new strategies for managing wireworms, a major pest of maize and many other crops, including wheat and potatoes.
A low-cost forensic method developed by Rothamsted Research to track sediment pollution is being adopted as a standard national monitoring procedure by the Environment Agency, marking a significant step forward in protecting water quality.
Scientists have successfully developed wheat with dramatically reduced levels of asparagine, without affecting yield, using gene editing techniques, offering a promising route to safer food production and improved regulatory compliance.
The barley has been developed using CRISPR gene editing to increase lipid content in plant tissues, creating a high-energy forage crop for ruminant livestock such as cattle and sheep.
Scientists have discovered that chemicals produced by beetle larvae can directly stimulate harmful bacteria that damage oak trees, revealing a previously unknown mechanism driving tree disease.
