Monday, May 01, 2017
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.
Friday, April 28, 2017
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.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
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.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
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.
Friday, April 21, 2017
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.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
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.
Wednesday, April 05, 2017
Researchers at the James Hutton Institute have demonstrated that many farmers can reduce agrochemical inputs by using alternative pest control methods.
Tuesday, April 04, 2017
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.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
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.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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.