Finding easy-to-measure traits for improving cowpea [new paper]

Congrats to a team of people involving UK (Lancaster), US (Illinois), and Nigerian (Amhadu Bello & IITA) based researchers who just published a study on field and glasshouse grown cowpea in Legume Science.    This was a great team effort with fieldwork in Illinois by Anthony, glasshouse experiments in Lancaster led by undergrad dissertation student Nicole supported by Rhiannon and […]

Welcome Ana Karla (back) to the team!

A sunny Lancaster welcome to Ana Karla Lobo who has just begun working on the EU funded PhotoBoost project here in LEC. Ana Karla previously visited the team in Lancaster for a short N8 Agrifood project on wheat Ca1Pase which gave surprising results (click here for the Plant Physiology paper [open access]). She and Supreeta will be working together on […]

Welcome to the team Joana!

A big Lancaster welcome to Joana Amaral who started today with the team as part of the EU funded CAPITALISE project. Joana will be working on improving photosynthesis and productivity in barley, maize, and tomato.