Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

https://bbsrc.ukri.org/

Publications

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Warming nights due to climate change are affecting wheat crops, including traditionally heat-tolerant varieties, according to a study by CIMMYT researchers. The findings underscore the need to take nighttime conditions into account when breeding resilient crop.

News

tag icon Capacity development

Nepali researchers get trained on rapid diagnostics tool and get ready to monitor yellow rust in the 2022/23 wheat season.

Features

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Review proposes ways to accelerate climate resilience of staple crops, by integrating proven breeding methods with cutting-edge technologies.

Features

tag icon Innovations

CIMMYT scientists use high-powered drones and space satellite imagery to accelerate crop improvement, fight pests and diseases and help farmers make better crop management decisions.

Press releases

tag icon Innovations

Partnership of two world-class research institutes will harness state-of-the-art technology to find solutions for wheat farmers and consumers.

Features

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Systems agronomist transforms farmers’ livelihoods through improved crop performance and soil health, promoting sustainable techniques that mitigate climate change effects.

In the media

tag icon Innovations

Source: Phys.org (11 Sep 2020)

Scientists complete one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of an agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.

Press releases

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

A team of scientists has completed one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of any agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.

Features

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Science offers opportunity to curb greenhouse gas emissions related to agriculture and meet climate goals.

Press releases

tag icon Innovations

New research describes a revolutionary early warning system that can predict and mitigate wheat rust diseases in Ethiopia.

News

tag icon Innovations

Bottlenecks between basic and applied plant science jeopardize life-saving crop improvements.

Press releases

tag icon Innovations

New study shows that improved bread wheat varieties obtained from crosses of durum wheat and goat grass are helping to ensure the crop’s future.

In the media

tag icon Innovations

Source: World Grain (13 Aug 2019)

MARPLE diagnostic platform significantly reduces the time to identify strains, which previously took months.