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Sweet potato tuber infested with nematodes

New Cambridge-Africa Alborada grants will help boost pathogen responses in African nations

23 November 2023

New Cambridge-Africa Alborada grants to help boost pathogen responses in African nations The department is delighted by the award of two new grants that will enable our researchers to contribute to sustainable crop and food system development in East and West Africa. Funded by the Cambridge – Africa Alborada research fund...

Happy Interns on the cambridge Zero and Centre for Landscape Regeneration summer scheme

Butterflies, Bees and Broader Horizons

20 November 2023

Cambridge Zero and the Centre for Landscape Regeneration (CLR) welcomed the next generation of climate leaders in summer 2023 to support projects across the University from agricultural research to education. Redirect

Opuntia cacti in Arribes del Duero Natural Park in Spain

The A to B of pigmentation evolution in Caryophyllales

13 November 2023

The A to B of pigmentation evolution in Caryophyllalesceae Major steps taken towards solving a classic mystery of plant evolution A new study by Boas Pucker, Nat Walker-Hale and Jasmina Dzurlic in Samuel Brockington’s Evolution and Diversity group , working in partnership with colleagues at the Technical University of...

MPhil Crop Science students in the lab at NIAB

New Cambridge MPhil nurtures future leaders in crop science

6 November 2023

New Cambridge MPhil nurtures future leaders in crop science Students from seven nations form the inaugural cohort of the new MPhil in Biological Sciences (Crop Science) in the Department of Plant Sciences. This new and exciting MPhil course is a joint initiative between the Department of Plant Sciences, the Crop Science...

Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits

30 October 2023

A new way to price carbon credits could encourage desperately needed investment in forest preservation and boost vital progress towards net-zero. Our new approach has the potential to address market concerns around nature-based solutions to carbon offsetting. Srinivasan Keshav A new approach to valuing the carbon storage...

Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for bumblebees

24 October 2023

Bumblebees make decisions ‘on the fly’ to maximize amount of energy collected in time Research has found that bumblebees make foraging choices to collect the most sugar from flowers in the shortest time – even if that means using more energy in the process – to provide an immediate energy boost for the colony. It’s amazing...

Viral transmission of Cassava mosaic disease by B. tabaci whitefly on a leaf

A new perspective on insect transmission of cassava pathogens

18 October 2023

Whitefly transmission efficiency of a potentially devastating pathogen of cassava - a staple food-source for millions across sub-Saharan Africa – is substantially higher than previously thought. A new approach developed by the Epidemiology and Modelling Group , using model-based Bayesian methods to analyse access period...

Phaseolus vulgaris bean plants in a field

Breeding for soil-borne phytopathogenic fungi resistance affects diversity of rhizosphere viruses and viroids

11 October 2023

Breeding for resistance against soil-borne phytopathogenic fungi unintentionally affects the diversity of viruses and viroids in the Phaseolus vulgaris rhizosphere A study by Dr Lucas Braga and colleagues in the Ecosystems and Global Change group shows that breeding for resistance against Fusarium oxysporum affects the...

Nematode researchers at the festival of plants

Departmental Research Fellowship applications open

2 October 2023

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship applications open Excellent candidates for 2024 externally-funded post-doctoral Fellowship schemes are invited to apply by 1st December to attend our Research Fellowship Open Day in February 2024. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to visit the Department on 7th February to discuss...

Drier savannas and grasslands store more climate-buffering carbon than previously thought

30 September 2023

Savannas and grasslands in drier climates around the world store more carbon than scientists previously thought and are helping to slow the rate of climate warming, according to a new study. Because drier savannas are more sensitive to changes in fires, the decreases in burned area in those ecosystems has resulted in soils...

New Cambridge-Africa Alborada grants will help boost pathogen responses in African nations

Butterflies, Bees and Broader Horizons

The A to B of pigmentation evolution in Caryophyllales

New Cambridge MPhil nurtures future leaders in crop science

Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits

Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for bumblebees

A new perspective on insect transmission of cassava pathogens

Breeding for soil-borne phytopathogenic fungi resistance affects diversity of rhizosphere viruses and viroids

Departmental Research Fellowship applications open

Drier savannas and grasslands store more climate-buffering carbon than previously thought

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