Monday, February 09, 2015
Global wheat production can be expected to fall by 6% for each degree centigrade of temperature increase together with increased variability of yield across regions and seasons; that is the main finding of an international consortium of researchers including the James Hutton Institute.
Monday, February 09, 2015
Novel raspberry variety Glen Dee attracted a lot of attention at Fruit Logistica, the world’s biggest fresh produce event, in Berlin, Germany, with more than 2,700 companies and 65,000 visitors from 130 countries in attendance.
Monday, February 09, 2015
An image taken by Dr Isabelle Colas, plant molecular geneticist at the Cell and Molecular Sciences group, has snapped one of the top prizes at a competition organised by the University of Dundee to mark the opening of a new £8m imaging facility.
Friday, January 30, 2015
The Institute has joined forces with Scottish Natural Heritage and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust to begin a study on different methods of assessing mountain hare populations in upland areas of Scotland.
Monday, January 12, 2015
Senior soil ecologist Dr Helaina Black has been appointed to the leadership of the Ecological Sciences group at the James Hutton Institute, following the retirement of Dr Pete Goddard.
Thursday, January 08, 2015
With 2014 reported as the warmest year since records began, we ignore the implications for agriculture in the UK in the medium to long term at our peril, scientists at the James Hutton Institute say.
Friday, December 19, 2014
A new book co-edited by a James Hutton Institute social scientist aims to improve the understanding of transition processes towards sustainability in European agriculture.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The Scottish Food Security Alliance-Crops (SFSA-C), a collaborative venture including the James Hutton Institute, has been awarded prestigious funding to research the links between food security and land use change.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Schoolchildren and university students joined forces with leading soil scientists in Aberdeen to plant 15 trees and mark the launch of the International Year of Soils (IYS) 2015 and World Soil Day.
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
The value of community-owned renewables to local economies was the focus of a presentation made by Professor Deb Roberts from the James Hutton Institute at Community Energy Scotland’s 2014 conference.