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Achievements in and future prospects for molecular diagnostics for plant-parasitic nematodes

Blok VC. 2005. Achievements in and future prospects for molecular diagnostics for plant-parasitic nematodes. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 27:176-185.

Regulation of inorganic carbon acquisition by phosphorus limitation in the green alga Chorella emersonii

Beardall J, Roberts S, Raven JA. 2005. Regulation of inorganic carbon acquisition by phosphorus limitation in the green alga Chorella emersonii. Canadian Journal of Botany - Review Canadienne de Botanique. 83:859-864.

Mapping late blight resistance in Solanum microdontum Bitter

Bisognin DA, Douches DS, Buszka L, Bryan GJ, Wang D. 2005. Mapping late blight resistance in Solanum microdontum Bitter. Crop Science. 45:340-345.

An ancestral oomycete locus contains late blight avirulence gene Avr3a, encoding a protein that is recognised in the host cytoplasm

Armstrong MR, Whisson SC, Pritchard L, Bos JIB, Venter E, Avrova AO, Rehmany AP, B U, Brooks K, Cherevach I et al.. 2005. An ancestral oomycete locus contains late blight avirulence gene Avr3a, encoding a protein that is recognised in the host cytoplasm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 102:7766-7771.

Alteration of the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition of beef by substitution of grass silage with maize silage

Bahar B, Monahan FJ, Moloney AP, O'Kiely P, Scrimgeour CM, Schmidt O. 2005. Alteration of the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition of beef by substitution of grass silage with maize silage. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 19:1937-1942.

Carbon (13C) and nitrogen (15N) translocation in a maize-Striga hermonthica association

Aflakpui GKS, Gregory PJ, Froud-Williams RJ. 2005. Carbon (13C) and nitrogen (15N) translocation in a maize-Striga hermonthica association. Experimental Agriculture. 41:321-333.

Extension growth of Impatiens glandulifera at low irradiance: importance of nitrate and potassium accumulation

Andrews M, Maule HG, Raven JA, Mistry A. 2005. Extension growth of Impatiens glandulifera at low irradiance: importance of nitrate and potassium accumulation. Annals of Botany. 95:641-648.

Identification of Meloidogyne spp. from North East Libya and comparison of their inter- and intra-specific genetic variation using RAPDs

Adam MAM, Phillips MS, Blok VC. 2005. Identification of Meloidogyne spp. from North East Libya and comparison of their inter- and intra-specific genetic variation using RAPDs. Nematology. 7:599-609.

New roles for SCRI Director

Professor Peter Gregory has been appointed Chief Executive of East Malling Research (EMR) and will simultaneously take on the role of Professor of Global Food Security at the University of Reading.

Until recently Peter Gregory was the Chief Executive and Director of SCRI where he built strong research collaborations between SCRI and its partners. In his new roles Peter Gregory will spend four days a week at EMR and the remaining day at the University of Reading working with Reading’s new Centre for Food Security and its Director, Professor Richard Tiffin.

April 6, 2011

Scotland's new research 'super institute'

Scotland has a brand new research ‘super institute’ with the job of tackling some of the world’s most challenging problems including the impact of climate change and threats to food and water security.

The James Hutton Institute formally launches today at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and brings together the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in Aberdeen and SCRI, Scotland’s world renowned centre for crop research and breeding, based at Invergowrie near Dundee.

April 5, 2011