Rothamsted Research
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Science for sustainable agriculture
This week, we’re at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament with @senseaboutsci presenting evidence on on chemical ecology-inspired solutions for sustainable crop protection to MPs, peers and parliamentary staff, to support them in scrutinising government policy in this area.
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This week, we’re at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament with @senseaboutsci presenting evidence on on chemical ecology-inspired solutions for sustainable crop protection to MPs, peers and parliamentary staff, to support them in scrutinising government policy in this area.
📢New paper: Night-flying insects over UK in decline, weather radar study reveals @universityofleeds.bsky.social with Rothamsted Insect Survey🦋🐝🪰🦟
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October 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📢New paper: Night-flying insects over UK in decline, weather radar study reveals @universityofleeds.bsky.social with Rothamsted Insect Survey🦋🐝🪰🦟
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📢New paper: Fine silt in rivers may be threatening fish stocks by starving habitats of oxygen - current management approaches may not deliver unless they target both sediment and nutrients to allow riverbeds to “breathe.” 🐟🐟
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October 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
📢New paper: Fine silt in rivers may be threatening fish stocks by starving habitats of oxygen - current management approaches may not deliver unless they target both sediment and nutrients to allow riverbeds to “breathe.” 🐟🐟
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Last night in Rome the Global Farm Platform was awarded Technical Recognition status by the @fao.org for contributions to Sustainable Livestock Transformation @worldfoodforum.bsky.social Congratulations to all! 🐄🎉🍾👏
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Last night in Rome the Global Farm Platform was awarded Technical Recognition status by the @fao.org for contributions to Sustainable Livestock Transformation @worldfoodforum.bsky.social Congratulations to all! 🐄🎉🍾👏
Could fertilizer actually boost soil's ability to lock away carbon? Results from a new analysis of our historic long-term Broadbalk experiment suggests it can...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Could fertilizer actually boost soil's ability to lock away carbon? Results from a new analysis of our historic long-term Broadbalk experiment suggests it can...
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High fibre white flour developed at Rothamsted passes the taste test - Genetic differences in wheat varieties have been used to develop lines with naturally higher dietary fibre - and bread fans love it! 🍞👍 @uniofreading.bsky.social
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October 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
High fibre white flour developed at Rothamsted passes the taste test - Genetic differences in wheat varieties have been used to develop lines with naturally higher dietary fibre - and bread fans love it! 🍞👍 @uniofreading.bsky.social
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Proud to be a partner in this major new project that will take cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) management in winter oilseed rape (OSR) to the next level, as part of a collaborative AHDB research project. ahdb.org.uk/news/new-col...
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Proud to be a partner in this major new project that will take cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) management in winter oilseed rape (OSR) to the next level, as part of a collaborative AHDB research project. ahdb.org.uk/news/new-col...
📢New study: Aphid populations attacking lettuce fields in England show surprising east-west geographical split that could complicate control efforts...🪲🥬
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October 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📢New study: Aphid populations attacking lettuce fields in England show surprising east-west geographical split that could complicate control efforts...🪲🥬
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With partners @ibotcz.bsky.social Rothamsted has uncovered how a family of genes that regulate plant hormones in wheat fine-tunes the plant’s growth and grain development - could help breeders produce bigger harvests. 🧬🌱
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October 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
With partners @ibotcz.bsky.social Rothamsted has uncovered how a family of genes that regulate plant hormones in wheat fine-tunes the plant’s growth and grain development - could help breeders produce bigger harvests. 🧬🌱
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📢New paper: study ranks the threats to soil resilience, and suggests that farming systems are increasingly vulnerable to tipping points, where sudden collapse of productivity becomes irreversible.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢New paper: study ranks the threats to soil resilience, and suggests that farming systems are increasingly vulnerable to tipping points, where sudden collapse of productivity becomes irreversible.
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📢New paper! A common soil fungus could help farmers reduce their reliance on synthetic fungicides, new research suggests, by producing natural airborne chemicals that suppress devastating plant diseases @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
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September 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
📢New paper! A common soil fungus could help farmers reduce their reliance on synthetic fungicides, new research suggests, by producing natural airborne chemicals that suppress devastating plant diseases @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
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📢New Paper! British livestock farmers 🐄👩🌾 could save time & money using a simplified method to measure grass growth. Researchers at the North Wyke Farm Platform tested a streamlined diagonal “pasture walk” rather than the usual W-shape.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
📢New Paper! British livestock farmers 🐄👩🌾 could save time & money using a simplified method to measure grass growth. Researchers at the North Wyke Farm Platform tested a streamlined diagonal “pasture walk” rather than the usual W-shape.
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📢New paper: Innovative field macropore test can accurately track soil health. Infiltration matched with X-ray scans and measurements of soil respiration reliably captures differences in soil structure and function.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📢New paper: Innovative field macropore test can accurately track soil health. Infiltration matched with X-ray scans and measurements of soil respiration reliably captures differences in soil structure and function.
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📢New paper! Using advanced bioinformatics, researchers have re-annotated the genome of Zymoseptoria tritici (septoria leaf blotch) highlighting major flaws in previous genetic analyses @inrae-france.bsky.social 🧬🌱
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September 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
📢New paper! Using advanced bioinformatics, researchers have re-annotated the genome of Zymoseptoria tritici (septoria leaf blotch) highlighting major flaws in previous genetic analyses @inrae-france.bsky.social 🧬🌱
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Desert wadis are lifelines for biodiversity & water in dry landscapes, but they are being dangerously constricted. New research in Oman shows that agriculture and the dumping of debris are reshaping river dynamics.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Desert wadis are lifelines for biodiversity & water in dry landscapes, but they are being dangerously constricted. New research in Oman shows that agriculture and the dumping of debris are reshaping river dynamics.
Full story: www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/human-a...
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📣New Study: Collapse in UK insect populations may be overstated, but local communities are being reshaped by CC & development 🐝🪲🦋🦗🪰🐞@btobirds.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/insects...
September 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
📣New Study: Collapse in UK insect populations may be overstated, but local communities are being reshaped by CC & development 🐝🪲🦋🦗🪰🐞@btobirds.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/insects...
It was a great pleasure to host 15 of the
@euinuk.bsky.social agrifood counsellors in London to campus this week. Lots of discussion around future crops and precision breeding...🧬🌱
@euinuk.bsky.social agrifood counsellors in London to campus this week. Lots of discussion around future crops and precision breeding...🧬🌱
September 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It was a great pleasure to host 15 of the
@euinuk.bsky.social agrifood counsellors in London to campus this week. Lots of discussion around future crops and precision breeding...🧬🌱
@euinuk.bsky.social agrifood counsellors in London to campus this week. Lots of discussion around future crops and precision breeding...🧬🌱
How much value do you place on soil organic amendments? Nice article from the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping @niab-uk.bsky.social by our own Ian Shield, based on data from our newest long term experiment on re-gen farming... b8b40240-cedc-4431-94d2-4d0998744f4d.usrfiles.com/ugd/f049db_6...
September 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
How much value do you place on soil organic amendments? Nice article from the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping @niab-uk.bsky.social by our own Ian Shield, based on data from our newest long term experiment on re-gen farming... b8b40240-cedc-4431-94d2-4d0998744f4d.usrfiles.com/ugd/f049db_6...
Sometimes scientists learn a lot more from experiments that don't work than those that do. A new study with @ufrgs.br has shown that a common genetic tweaking technique does not work in rice...but this could open the door to more innovation @plantenv.bsky.social
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August 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Sometimes scientists learn a lot more from experiments that don't work than those that do. A new study with @ufrgs.br has shown that a common genetic tweaking technique does not work in rice...but this could open the door to more innovation @plantenv.bsky.social
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/rices-r...
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Great to see our historic Park Grass experiment still influencing research into the effects of fertilizer on grassland biodiversity in this new study from @ufz.de www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Great to see our historic Park Grass experiment still influencing research into the effects of fertilizer on grassland biodiversity in this new study from @ufz.de www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Huge congratulations to Dr Kelly Jowett for bagging the @royentsoc.bsky.social Alfred Wallace Award for her PhD thesis on carabid beetles in farm landscapes 🪲🎉🍾👏
Interested in doing a PhD at Rothamsted? Check out current opportunities here 👇
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Interested in doing a PhD at Rothamsted? Check out current opportunities here 👇
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August 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Huge congratulations to Dr Kelly Jowett for bagging the @royentsoc.bsky.social Alfred Wallace Award for her PhD thesis on carabid beetles in farm landscapes 🪲🎉🍾👏
Interested in doing a PhD at Rothamsted? Check out current opportunities here 👇
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/studentships
Interested in doing a PhD at Rothamsted? Check out current opportunities here 👇
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/studentships
"Being able to witness this sacred site, where so many foundational studies of modern agronomy were born has given me a new perspective on the inheritance and innovation of agricultural science" Ban Miaofei, soil science PhD student, Huazhong Ag Uni news.hzau.edu.cn/info/1011/44...
August 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"Being able to witness this sacred site, where so many foundational studies of modern agronomy were born has given me a new perspective on the inheritance and innovation of agricultural science" Ban Miaofei, soil science PhD student, Huazhong Ag Uni news.hzau.edu.cn/info/1011/44...
Understanding swarming behaviour helps us manage crop pests - so we can learn a lot from modelling bird murmurations. New analysis finds that sharp flock borders arise from simple interactions—not from complex survival strategies 🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
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August 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Understanding swarming behaviour helps us manage crop pests - so we can learn a lot from modelling bird murmurations. New analysis finds that sharp flock borders arise from simple interactions—not from complex survival strategies 🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
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Why is phosphorus such a vital nutrient and can sustainable and productive use be achieved in Africa? Global P summit in Ghana this September aims to find out 🌱🚜 @ukceh.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
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August 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Why is phosphorus such a vital nutrient and can sustainable and productive use be achieved in Africa? Global P summit in Ghana this September aims to find out 🌱🚜 @ukceh.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
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📺Look out for Rothamsted Manor posing as impressive student digs in the new TV drama "My Oxford Year". In earlier decades, young scientists were billeted here, but the grade 1 listed pile is now used for weddings, events & (ahem) film locations. www.timeout.com/news/my-oxfo...
August 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
📺Look out for Rothamsted Manor posing as impressive student digs in the new TV drama "My Oxford Year". In earlier decades, young scientists were billeted here, but the grade 1 listed pile is now used for weddings, events & (ahem) film locations. www.timeout.com/news/my-oxfo...