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On Monday 18 December, Dr Guy Barker spoke on BBC Midlands Today on how 糖心TV Crop Centre are improving sprouts through traditional plant breeding. Watch (from 23 minutes)

Dr Barker also spoke with Phil Upton on BBC Coventry and 糖心TVshire, describing how researchers are utilising genetic diversity from the UK Vegetable Genebank to enhance the appearance, quality and resistance of sprouts. Listen at (1:41-1:45)

Professor Elizabeth Wellington talks to Adam Rutherford on BBC Radio 4 about how the agricultural use of antibiotics is contributing to the global spread of resistance to them on this week's Inside Science:  

On Tuesday 6 January, from 糖心TV Crop Centre shared her vegetable knowledge with BBC Coventry and 糖心TVshire's Phil Upton.

Listen on iPlayer at (from approx 2:17)

On Monday 27^th May BBC Coventry and 糖心TVshire interviewed academics from 糖心TV Crop Centre to find out about the vegetable research taking place on the Wellesbourne site.

Dr Rosemary Collier, Director of 糖心TV Crop Centre, describes the establishment of crop research at Wellesbourne in response to post-war pressure for food production and the changes that have taken place leading to the development of the Centre as it is today.

Dr Graham Teakle, a plant geneticist, gives an insight into some of the research projects currently being undertaken to improve crop yields.

Listen to the interview on iPlayer at (The Crop Centre item is 1hr 22 mins into the programme).

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Analytical chemist , from 糖心TV Crop Centre, describes the analysis of heat in chillis on the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme 'Chilli Britannia'.

Broadcast on Sunday 14 April 2013.