Arable
Family of genes that rule growth, grain development in wheat identified
Rothamsted scientists have uncovered how a family of genes in wheat fine-tunes the plant’s growth and grain development. This is...
Wheat Yields
N.Ireland
How will final UK wheat yields ‘shake out’ in 2023?
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) analysts have been assessing recent weather patterns to discern how they may impact on...
Arable
Untapped potential of wheat – global yields half what they could be
A first-of-its-kind analysis of the untapped genetic potential of wheat shows global yields are only half of what they could...
Arable
A UK tillage farmer reflects on the year that was 2021
The latest Tillage Edge podcast from Teagasc features a reflection on the year that was 2021 from UK-based farm manager,...
Arable
DAERA publishes crop production estimates for 2021
Crop production estimates for the main cereal options and potatoes grown in Northern Ireland have been published for 2021, by...
Arable
Foliar application boosts zinc content of wheat by 50% – UCO research
A team from the Department of Agronomy at the University of Córdoba (UCO) in Spain has demonstrated, through field tests...
Arable
The threat of weeds now greater than at any time in human history
Using data from the world’s longest-running experiment - the Rothamsted Research Broadbalk wheat trial in Hertfordshire in the UK - the researchers...
Arable
EU cereal harvest drops due to summer drought
This summer’s drought has led to a significant drop in total EU cereal production – thought to be as much...
Arable
New molecule could boost wheat yields by 20%
UK scientists have created a synthetic molecule that when applied to crops, has been shown to increase the size and...
