17th July 2019

A new technique that uses microneedle patches to collect DNA from plant tissues in one minute, rather than the hours …

15th July 2019

Recent news alerts have been sent out by Purdue Extension, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and other groups regarding …

13th July 2019

Insects and diseases that damage crops are probably present in many places thought to be free of them, new research …

11th July 2019

Virginia Tech researchers discovered that wheat plants “sneezing” off condensation can vastly impact the spread of spore-borne diseases, such as …

9th July 2019

In the same manner that nations collaborate to detect and stop human pandemics, a global surveillance system for crop diseases …

17th June 2019

A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, Fera Science, Sylva Foundation and the Woodland Trust has calculated the …

15th June 2019

The Annual Reviews new Future of Food special collection features 20 review articles examining production and policy and the impact …

13th June 2019

According to a 2011 estimate by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), about one third of …

11th June 2019

A good read on how familiar foods we take for granted are being modified to survive droughts, pests, and other …

9th June 2019

Black Sigatoka disease emerged from Asia in the late 20th Century and has recently completed its invasion of banana-growing areas …

7th June 2019

The deadly thousand cankers disease, an emerging insect-fungus complex, is causing profound damage to black walnut trees not only in …

10th May 2019

As part of the Xylella BRIGIT project the JIC are offering some free training on Xylella, its symptoms and biology, …

2nd May 2019

BBSRC, on behalf also of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Natural Environment Research Council and the Scottish Government, will soon be launching a call …

15th April 2019

The Nancy Rothwell Award celebrates specimen drawing in schools and highlights the benefits of combining art and science …

15th April 2019

The fifth international “Fascination of Plants Day” will be launched by plant scientists across the world …

13th April 2019

The Royal Society of Biology annual photography competition invites amateurs to submit photographs on a particular theme …

11th April 2019

The Outreach and Engagement Award is intended to reward outreach work carried out by new scientists and established researchers who inform, enthuse and engage the public …

11th March 2019

Applications are now open for funding nine undergraduate studentships in plant health …

13th February 2019

MBPP will take place at the JIC Conference Centre, Norwich, on the 18-19 March 2019 …

11th February 2019

The Royal Society of Biology today released a new report about opportunities arising in plant sciences. …

20th January 2019

Announcing the prize winners at the BSPP 2017 Presidential conference: …

20th January 2019

Recruiting for this year’s Soapbox Science is now well underway and you have until the 1st March to put in your application …

19th January 2019

Just before Christmas 2018, the UN General Assembly made a significant announcement …

19th January 2019

New measures brought in after larger eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) was found in Kent …