Can this biotech innovation halt the destructive march of a cereal killer?
A UK-led research collaboration has taken a significant step in the global effort to protect cereal crops from the devastating blast fungus pathogen
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Press Release Giant wheat starch granules - a big biotech breakthrough with potential benefits for manufacturing industries
Scientists have grown wheat containing super-sized starch granules — a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a raft of industrial applications
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Press Release Rings of power – how bacteria use circadian clocks to colonise their world
Research has revealed how bacteria rely on circadian clocks to control the spread of their multi-cellular colonies
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Press Release The fast-track tree breeding method that is restoring ash to the landscape
A fast-track method of breeding disease-resistant ash trees has been developed by researchers leading efforts to conserve the species
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Press Release The Garfield Weston Foundation invests £5m in world-class research facilities
The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory are delighted to announce a £5 million investment from The Garfield Weston Foundation
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Press Release Salad packs a healthy punch to meet a growing Vitamin B12 need
A pioneering research-industry partnership has used advances in indoor farming technology to grow pea shoots fortified with Vitamin B12, opening an exciting route to market for farmers and addressing a major public health need.
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Press Release Rapid response launched to tackle new yellow rust strains threatening UK wheat
The UK’s wheat is under threat from a newly identified strain of the yellow rust pathogen, prompting an urgent mobilisation of research institutes to protect harvests
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Press Release Sugar beet, oilseed rape, tomatoes and dandelions: four precision breeding projects win major funding to support UK agriculture
The John Innes Centre and its industrial and academic partners have been awarded UK Government funding to help deliver four ambitious projects that unleash the potential of precision breeding
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Press Release Innovations in spatial imaging could unlock higher wheat yields
Researchers at the John Innes Centre and the Earlham Institute are pioneering powerful single-cell visualisation techniques that could unlock higher yields of global wheat
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