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Science
Andrew Riche
Agronomist
Sustainable Soils and Crops
PUBLICATIONS
Email
andrew.riche@rothamsted.ac.uk
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
Tel
+44 (0) 1582 938 612
Professional Platforms
ORCID
ResearchGate
Biography
Andrew is a crop physiologist, specialising in wheat, particularly wheat nitrogen use efficiency. In the course of his work, he has developed an interest in high throughput phenotyping of field experiments, and particularly in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for collecting data from field experiments. As part of his work, Andrew manages several field experiments each year, currently totalling about 10 000 individual plots. Andrew has co-hosted several international visitors, and each year manages some students and casual workers who assist full-time staff with the field measurements. In the past, he worked on perennial biomass crops, particularly Miscanthus and switchgrass.
Strategic Programme
- Designing Future Wheat (DFW)
Science Projects
- Wheat Improvement Strategic Programme (WISP) Prebreeding extension
- Wheat Genetic Improvement Network (WGIN)
Awards
- 1990 - Bachelor (Hons) of Agricultural Science, University of Reading, UK