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Potato leaves showing blight infection (c) James Hutton Institute
Monday, May 01, 2017

Late blight pathogen boosts potato growth to switch off immunity

An international research effort featuring scientists from the James Hutton Institute and the University of Dundee has shed light into how the late blight pathogen manipulates plant growth to boost infection levels.

Use of PotatoSize mobile app (c) James Hutton Institute
Friday, April 28, 2017

PotatoSize: an easier way of estimating potato crop size distribution

The James Hutton Institute and Agrovista have joined forces to create a mobile app to make it easier for potato growers to estimate the size distribution of their crop.

Barley crop (c) James Hutton Institute
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Better barley is on the way: crop genome unravelled

An international consortium led in the UK by the James Hutton Institute has published the first high-quality genome sequence of barley in the journal Nature.

Andrew Maclaren's research was recognised at the recent AAG conference in Boston
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

SEGS PhD student wins competition at American geographers' conference

Research by a PhD student based at our Social, Economic and Geographic Sciences group in Aberdeen has been recognised at the recent AAG conference in Boston, USA.

SIMRA project meeting in Aberdeen, Scotland (c) James Hutton Institute
Friday, April 21, 2017

European social innovation research presented at international event

Delegates of the fifth CRISES international conference heard about SIMRA, a Hutton-led research project on social challenges faced by rural areas across Europe and the wider Mediterranean area.

Meiosis (Isabelle Colas, James Hutton Institute)
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Barley research promises to improve plant breeding

New research by James Hutton Institute scientists is shining a light on the cellular process of recombination in cereal crops, in a drive to facilitate breeding of new varieties suited to the needs of growers and industry.

Reliance on agrochemical inputs can be reduced (c) James Hutton Inst
Wednesday, April 05, 2017

Scientists call on farmers to reduce reliance on pesticides

Researchers at the James Hutton Institute have demonstrated that many farmers can reduce agrochemical inputs by using alternative pest control methods.

First-ever winners of the NES BP Biodiversity Champions Awards (courtesy NESBP)
Tuesday, April 04, 2017

NE Biodiversity Partnership celebrates 20 years with inaugural Champions Awards

The research and conservation efforts of individuals and projects in North East Scotland have been recognised in the first-ever North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership (NES BP) Champions Awards, as part of activities to mark the 20th anniversary of NES BP.

Launch of SEFARI at Castle Hill Fort, the Pentlands (courtesy SEFARI)
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

SEFARI: leading ideas for better lives

SEFARI, a newly-launched collective of six Scottish research institutes delivering research funded by the Scottish Government across environment, food, agriculture, land & communities, has been announced today by Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham MSP.

Raspberries bred at the James Hutton Institute
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Hutton soft fruit innovation in focus at Global Berry Congress

James Hutton Limited Business Development Manager, Jamie Smith, spoke at the Global Berry Congress in Rotterdam to discuss recent Hutton developments in soft fruit research.

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