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The importance of botanic gardens in the 21st century

Image credit: Tom Paxton It felt particularly fitting to travel to a plant science workshop in Japan, home of hanami, the ancient celebration of the beauty of flowers. Researchers from Heidelberg University, Germany; Kyoto University, Japan; and the University of…

Isabel30/03/2016

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International Year of Pulses 2016 – join the movement!

Image: IYP2016.org People all over the world are getting involved in the International Year of Pulses 2016, and it is easy to see why when you look at the amazing benefits pulses have for both the environment and health. Pulses…

Isabel18/03/2016

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The Secrets of Seagrass

Zostera marina. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. It’s the ancient story of plant evolution: photosynthetic algae moved to damp places on land, eventually evolving more complex architecture, and spreading across almost all terrestrial habitats. To cope with the drier conditions,…

Isabel10/03/2016

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Plant Artificial Chromosome Technology

Established GM technologies are far from perfect The first genetically modified (GM) crops were approved for commercial use in 1994, and GM crops are now grown on over 180 million hectares across 29 countries. The most used forms of genetic…

Isabel29/02/2016

Blog Future Directions

Integrated Pest Management Systems

Herbivorous pests can devastate crops, with huge economic and social impacts that threaten global food security. In 2011 scientists warned that biological threats, including pests and pathogens, account for a 40% loss in global production and have the potential for…

Isabel22/02/2016

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