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Barley grown as part of our recent field trial

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A road map toward self-fertilising cereal crops

The microscopy suite

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New microscopy suite builds the Crop Science Centre’s capability

Nodules on roots

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Cambridge-led consortium receives $35m to boost crop production sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa

A Dodder flower on a tomato plant

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Mysterious parasite: How plants develop parasitic organs

Rice

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Beneficial fungi induce lateral root development via a generic mechanism

Barley

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Discovery of a new mechanism for enhancing symbiotic interactions

Its a view under an Arabidopsis thaliana plant (i.e. looking up from under the roots) infected with the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii (white lemon shapes feeding off the roots).

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The hologenome theory of susceptibility-gene discovery – an innovative way to boost disease resistance in crop plants

Barley

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New M.Phil. Biological Sciences (Crop Science) course is now accepting applications

Rice roots being colonised by fungi

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Visualising lipids in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies

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Crop Science Centre receives a donation to sustainably improve production of small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

Barley

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Barley orders soil bacteria to manufacture ammonia fertiliser

A field trial of barley

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Crop Science Centre has planted a field trial of genetically modified barley that could reduce need for synthetic fertilisers

A field trial of barley

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Frequently Asked Questions about GM field trials

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Heinz resistant tomato defence mechanism to field dodders revealed

A photo of a field trial

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Crop Science Centre Submits Application to Field Test Genetically Modified Barley

Nematode

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New project aims to help protect crops from parasitic nematodes

AM fungi

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Jumping genes help AM fungi evolve

Nematode

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New research will help strategies to control one of the world most damaging nematodes

Nodules

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Important discovery will facilitate future engineering of nitrogen fixation into cereals

The Crop Science Centre and NIAB building

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Industry-led doctoral training partnership focused on sustainable innovation to develop a new generation of agri scientists

Crop Science Centre Director

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one year on since our launch

Tom and Sue at the harvest

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The first Crop Science Centre trial harvest

The four new fellows

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Three new fellows join the Crop Science Centre

Jeongmin Choi

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New Royal Society Fellow joins the Crop Science Centre

Symbiotic fungus

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AM fungi as art

Root arbuscules

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Rice receptor conditions plants for symbiosis with beneficial Fungi

A rice root colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

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Bringing a SPARK into the ancient relationship between plants and symbiotic fungi

Symbiotic fungus

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A plant-fungi partnership at the origin of terrestrial vegetation

The National Academy of Sciences

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NEWS: Professor Giles Oldroyd elected to National Academy of Sciences

IYPH

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Celebrating the FAO International Year of Plant Health: A forward looking perspective on tackling the grand challenges in plant health to transform agriculture sustainably.

The Crop Science Building, home to the Crop Science Centre

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The Crop Science Centre opens in Cambridge

launch

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Join us at the Crop Science Centre Virtual Launch

New sources of wheat diversity unlocked by massive-scale genomic study

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NIAB NEWS: New sources of wheat diversity unlocked by massive-scale genomic study

NIB Impact Study

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NIAB NEWS: Impact study: NIAB research delivers 18 fold return to the wider UK economy

Barn4 at NIAB Park Farm

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NIAB NEWS: NIAB develops Barn4, a Cambridge-based incubator business space for agritech SMEs

Crop Science Centre

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Crop Science Centre NEWS: Achieving global food security - a vision for the new Crop Science Centre

uta and giles

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Department of Plant Sciences NEWS: New EMBO members elected

root responses

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Department of Plant Sciences NEWS: A plant's diet, surviving in a variable nutrient environment

Giles Oldroyd

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Crop Science Centre NEWS: Giles Oldroyd elected as a fellow of the Royal Society

Fungal arbuscules inside plant root cells

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Department of Plant Sciences NEWS: Brushing off unwanted advances - how plants exercise restraint over beneficial fungi

Diane Saunders (JIC) discusses her wheat rust diagnosis kit with Bill Gates, Alok Sharma and Lord Sainsbury

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University of Cambridge NEWS: Advancing collaborations in global food security research

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