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Department of Plant Sciences
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Cereal Symbiosis
Cereal Symbiosis overview
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Chromatin and Memory
Chromatin and Memory overview
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Circadian Signal Transduction
Circadian Signal Transduction overview
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Crop Breeding Technologies
Crop Breeding Technologies overview
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Crop Pathogen Immunity
Crop Pathogen Immunity overview
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Developmental Biology
Disturbance Ecology and Ecosystem Function
Disturbance Ecology and Ecosystem Function overview
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Cambridge Climate Seminar Series
Ecosystems and Global Change
Ecosystems and Global Change overview
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Vacancies and PhDs
Environmental Plant Physiology
Environmental Plant Physiology overview
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Vacancies and PhDs
Epidemiology and Modelling
Epidemiology and Modelling overview
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Evolution and Development
Evolution and Development overview
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Evolution and Diversity
Evolution and Diversity overview
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Forest Ecology and Conservation
Forest Ecology and Conservation overview
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Former group members overview
Vacancies and PhDs
Publications by theme
Publications by theme overview
Lorenzlidar
Gene Expression
Gene Expression overview
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Methods used by the group
Methods used by the group overview
PVX expression vectors
PVX expression vectors overview
Methods
Sequences
Sequence data
PTV: a tobravirus vector
VIGS protocol (pgR106/7)
Suppressors of gene silencing
Induction of systemic GFP gene silencing by Agrobacterium
Small RNA Cloning Procedure
Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants
Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants overview
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Vacancies and PhDs
Molecular Physiology
Molecular Physiology overview
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Vacancies and PhDs
Physiological Ecology
Physiological Ecology overview
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Plant Metabolism
Plant Metabolism overview
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Vacancies and PhDs
Public engagement
Public engagement overview
Plant Nutrient
Plant Nutrient overview
Group Members
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Plant-Parasite/Pathogen Interactions
Plant-Parasite/Pathogen Interactions overview
Group members
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Sustainable Crop Nutrition
Sustainable Crop Nutrition overview
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Vacancies and PhDs
Synthetic Biology for Engineering Plant Growth
Synthetic Biology for Engineering Plant Growth overview
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Theoretical and Computational Epidemiology
Theoretical and Computational Epidemiology overview
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Vacancies and PhDs
Transport
Transport overview
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Virology and Molecular Plant Pathology
Virology and Molecular Plant Pathology overview
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Facilities
Facilities overview
Algal Innovation Centre
Botanic Garden
Cory and Herbarium Libraries
Crop Science Centre
Downing Site
Downing Site overview
Herbarium
Plant Sciences Library
Undergraduate
Undergraduate overview
Summary of the courses
Part IB Plant and Microbial Sciences
Part IB Plant and Microbial Sciences overview
Previous course requirements and learning outcomes
Course structure
Portugal field course
Career opportunities
Career opportunities overview
Alumni 2011-2014
Alumni pre-2011
Plants & microbes - equality & diversity
Part II Plant Sciences
Part II Plant Sciences overview
Aims, objectives and outcomes
Course structure
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Plants & microbes - equality & diversity
Career opportunities
Reading list
Reading list overview
Module summary
Reading list
Published project data
Published project data overview
Part II Booklet 2021/22 (pdf)
Transferable skills
Postgraduate
Postgraduate overview
Prospective students
Prospective students overview
List of available projects
List of available projects overview
Cambridge Trust and Gates Cambridge Awards
NERC-DTP Awards
Ralph Lewin - F E Fritsch Prize Studentship
The Morley Agricultural Foundation Projects
The Morley Agricultural Foundation Projects overview
Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Cereal Crops for Sustainable Food Production
Increasing Climate Resilience and Yield Stability in Wheat Through Genetic Improvement of Root Systems
The Soil Microbiome in Legume Rotations
SBS-DTP Awards
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Student testimonials overview
Jordan Ferria
Benjamin Fisk
Sarah Mitchell
Emily Servante
Hamish Symington
Francis Wamonje
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Holly Peacock
Department of Plant Sciences
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Crop Science Centre
Lawrence Weaver Road
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CB3 0LE
01223 342200
