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30Sep

The role of genetic technologies in sustainable agriculture

The climate emergency is the most important threat facing our planet. At The Sainsbury Laboratory, our plant health science always factors in the interwoven threats of climate change and global food security. What is the scale of the threat we…

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28Jun

Funding boost to scope zero-carbon hub for plant and microbial science

The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory have been awarded £1m to progress plans to develop a world-leading plant and microbial research hub on the Norwich Research Park. The award, announced by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), is part…

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15Jan

Exploiting the relationship between plant genotypes and soil microbial communities for agricultural benefit

To celebrate their 75th anniversary of The Microbiology Society, they're undertaking a project entitled 'A Sustainable Future'. As part of this project, John Innes Centre scientists Alba Pacheco-Moreno, who is a PhD student and Dr Jacob Malone, a Group Leader in…

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10Nov

New Scientist Live

We have a rapidly closing window of time in which to address three critical challenges facing society and the planet that sustains us. Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP3) is our vision for achieving a safer, healthier and more…

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21Sep

Collaboration key to future of plant health research – Prof Mark Banfield

To mark the first National Plant Health Week Professor Mark Banfield leader of the Plant Health Institute Strategic Programme at the John Innes Centre assesses recent developments in plant immunity and argues that we need to develop interdisciplinary approaches to…

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2Sep

Cover crops – the solution to healthy soils?

Cover crops can improve soil health, but there’s a catch. Anglia Farmer's Judith Tooth talked to soil ecologist Marco Fioratti Junod to find out more. The benefit to soil health of growing cover crops is at least partly offset by…

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3Aug

HP3; Plants, Microbes and Our Planet

Professor Dale Sanders, Director of the John Innes Centre speaks about the HP3 vision in the Summer 2020 edition of the John Innes Centre’s Advances magazine. “We have a rapidly closing window of time to address three challenges facing society and…

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15Jun

HP3; Healthy Plants – Healthy People – Healthy Planet

A future vision delivering solutions to global challenges. 'Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet' or 'HP3' is an ambitious vision to secure a safer, healthier and more sustainable future through the power of plant and microbial science. HP3 is a vision unveiled by the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory.…

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The role of genetic technologies in sustainable agriculture

Funding boost to scope zero-carbon hub for plant and microbial science

Exploiting the relationship between plant genotypes and soil microbial communities for agricultural benefit

New Scientist Live

Collaboration key to future of plant health research – Prof Mark Banfield

Cover crops – the solution to healthy soils?

HP3; Plants, Microbes and Our Planet

HP3; Healthy Plants – Healthy People – Healthy Planet

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