Saturday, December 31, 2016
Mrs Sheena Lamond, a longstanding member of staff and part of the James Hutton Institute’s Cell and Molecular Sciences group in Dundee, has been recognised in the 2017 New Year Honours list for services to agricultural science.
Saturday, December 31, 2016
New plant breeding technology is being used by the James Hutton Institute to help blueberries thrive in the Scottish climate, the Scottish Government's Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced.
Friday, December 16, 2016
A research collaboration between the James Hutton Institute and the University of Aberdeen is evaluating the long-term impacts of flooding one year on from the December 2015 and January 2016 flood events in Scotland.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Speaking at the British Ecological Society's annual meeting, Dr Pietro Iannetta argues intercropping could cut greenhouse gas emissions by reducing dependence on fertiliser, as well as boosting biodiversity, food security and opening up new markets for local food and drinks businesses.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Together with colleagues at the Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory, researchers at the James Hutton Institute have found a new way to decipher large stretches of DNA to discover and annotate pathogen resistance in plants.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Professor Jeff Wilson, Honorary Research Fellow of the James Hutton Institute, has been awarded the Collins Medal of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland for his contributions to applied mineralogical research.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Findings of the report by independent consultancy BiGGAR Economics shed light on the important contribution the James Hutton Institute makes to underpinning the success of many sectors of the Scottish and UK economies.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Changing climates in the Arctic may have negative implications for the future of this iconic Christmas species.
Wednesday, December 07, 2016
Professor Colin Campbell has announced the appointment of Mr Derek Leslie as Director of Finance and Company Secretary, replacing Ms Beth Corcoran.
Wednesday, December 07, 2016
The Hutton Criteria, a new set of monitoring parameters designed to improve potato late blight alert systems, have been launched at an agronomy conference organised by AHDB.
