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Cereal Symbiosis
Chromatin and Memory
Circadian Signal Transduction
Crop Breeding Technologies
Crop Pathogen Immunity
Crop Resilience
Developmental Biology
Ecosystem and Carbon Science
Ecosystems and Global Change
Environmental Plant Physiology
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Global Change Ecology
Global Coastal Wetlands
Legume Crop Resilience and Quality
Molecular Physiology
Physiological Ecology
Plant Metabolism
Plant Molecular Engineering
Plant Physiology and Symbiosis
Plant-Parasite Interactions
Synthetic Biology for Engineering Plant Growth
Theoretical and Computational Epidemiology
Transport
Tropical ecology and conservation
Virology and Molecular Plant Pathology
Cereal Symbiosis
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Chromatin and Memory
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Circadian Signal Transduction
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Crop Breeding Technologies
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Crop Pathogen Immunity
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Crop Resilience
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Ecosystem and Carbon Science
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Ecosystems and Global Change
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Environmental Plant Physiology
Environmental Plant Physiology overview
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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
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Forest Ecology and Conservation
Forest Ecology and Conservation overview
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Gene Expression
Gene Expression overview
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Methods used by the group
Methods used by the group
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PVX expression vectors
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
PVX expression vectors
PVX expression vectors overview
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Sequences
Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants
Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants overview
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Global Change Ecology
Global Change Ecology overview
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Global Coastal Wetlands
Global Coastal Wetlands overview
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Legume Crop Resilience and Quality
Legume Crop Resilience and Quality overview
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Molecular Physiology
Molecular Physiology overview
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Physiological Ecology
Physiological Ecology overview
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Plant Metabolism
Plant Metabolism overview
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Plant Molecular Engineering
Plant Molecular Engineering overview
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Plant Physiology and Symbiosis
Plant Physiology and Symbiosis overview
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Plant-Parasite Interactions
Plant-Parasite Interactions overview
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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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Transport
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Tropical ecology and conservation
Tropical ecology and conservation overview
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Virology and Molecular Plant Pathology
Virology and Molecular Plant Pathology overview
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Research stories
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Beneficial microbes: a blueprint for sustainable agriculture
Understanding how wheat measures the days and the seasons
Sustainable solutions to plant-nematode interactions
How petal surfaces impact pollinator behaviour
Unlocking nature's code for healthier crops
Protecting the world’s timber supplies
Exploring genetic and epigenetic structures of plant genomes
Unlocking cellular decision making
Improving crop yield through enhanced photosynthesis
Dodging a silver bullet: preventing infectious disease
Investigating the genetic basis of plant bioactives
Reclaiming marginal agricultural lands for nature recovery
Sex in plants – the contributions of Bradley and Thomas Fairchild
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Algal Innovation Centre
Centre for Global Wood Security
Conservation Research Institute
Crop Science Centre
Engineering Biology IRC
Global Food Security IRC
Herbarium
Industry collaboration opportunities
Plant Sciences Library
Plants @ Cambridge
Plants @ Cambridge Botanicon 3 July 2026
Support Plant Sciences
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Plant Sciences field course fund
Tom ap Rees fund
Plant Sciences field course fund
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Tropical field course for Ecology: Angie's story
Easter field courses: fun and fascinating
Tropical field course for Ecology: Dan's story
Tropical field course for Ecology: Sudina's story
Plant and Microbial Sciences field course: Sofia's story
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Tom ap Rees fund: Kaisa's story
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