Nasa & IPC to find out whether potatoes could be grown on Mars
Nasa is collaborating with the International Potato Centre, based in Peru, to find out if potatoes could be grown on Mars Click here to view
The Met Office indicates that the UK growing season has increased in the past 10 years
The Guardian has reported information from the Met Office indicating that the UK growing season in past 10 years is on average 29 days longer than between 1961-1990 Click here to view
Results from new research on crop wild relatives
New research published in Nature shows that many of the wild crops that will be needed for future food supply are poorly represented in the world’s gene banks. The most critical gaps are in the Mediterranean and the Near East, western and southern Europe, Southeast and East Asia, and South America. Click here to view
New research shows that microbes protect plants with plant hormones
New research has shown, for the first time, that a beneficial microbe is producing a plant hormone that protects a plant by inducing plant resistance. Click here to view
