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ÌÇÐÄTV Crop Centre researchers Sarah Trinder, Charlotte Allender and Nick Fenby have contributed to a major international study recently published in Plants, People, Planet.

The study represents a large-scale collaborative effort to understand strategies for conserving seeds, a critical component of global food security. As part of the research, data from the UK Vegetable Gene Bank (UKVGB) were used to analyse genetic diversity and inform conservation approaches for vegetable crops.

This work highlights the importance of international collaboration in safeguarding plant genetic resources and provides insights that will help improve seed conservation strategies worldwide.

CASE: Assessment and engineering of the Brassica self-incompatibility locus to enhance seed productionLink opens in a new window

Article in the Crop Production Magazine: Aside from anecdotal evidence, there are big gaps in research into the pest known as bean seed fly. And with no chemistry available to control it, there’s no other option but to take integrated pest management to the next level, which is just what Becca McGowan, a PhD student at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV, has spent the past three and half years researching alongside PGRO.