Rothamsted Research News Feed

Breeding better grasses for food and fuel

17 January 2012

Researchers from the BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre have discovered a family of genes that could help us breed grasses with improved properties for diet and bioenergy

New pathogen resource launched

10 January 2012

PhytoPath integrates genome-scale data of important plant pathogens with literature-curated information about host infection phenotypes and could make it easier to understand the origins of crop diseases, leading to new control strategies

Scientists use artificial intelligence to construct food webs

29 December 2011

Scientists have developed a technique, using a branch of artificial intelligence called Machine Learning that could greatly improve our understanding of the interaction between food and the environment

Delivering sustainable food security, a new science strategy for Rothamsted Research

17 November 2011

Rothamsted Research has today launched a new science strategy,

Scientists to Use Scent to Control Destructive Rodent Behaviour

7 November 2011

Research on the scent signals of mice and rats will help inform future rodent-control strategies aimed at reducing the damage they cause to food resources around the world

Peter Lutman awarded BCPC medal at CropWorld Global

31 October 2011

The British Crop Production Council has awarded its highest accolade, the BCPC Medal to Dr Peter Lutman. These medals are awarded to people who have made an outstanding contribution to environmentally-sound crop production