News
Royal Society published report examining the contribution of biological sciences to food crop production
The reports recommendation include:- Research Councils UK (RCUK) should develop a cross-council grand challenge' on global food crop security as a priority. This needs to secure at least £2 billion over 10 years to make a substantial difference.
- RCUK should increase support for ecosystem-based approaches, agronomy and the related sciences that underpin improved crop and soil management.
- Universities should work with funding bodies to reverse the decline in subjects relevant to a sustainable intensification of food crop production, such as agronomy, plant physiology, pathology and general botany, soil science, environmental microbiology, weed science and entomology.
First VeGIN Stakeholder Meeting
You are invited to the first stakeholder meeting of the Defra funded Vegetable Genetic Improvement network (VeGIN) to be held at Warwick HRI, 5th November 2009. program available hereDIUS report 2009:
'The potential to increase productivity of wheat and oilseed rape in the UK'April 2009
Sixth Stakeholder Forum
Presentations given at the Sixth Stakeholder Forum (Friday 21 November 2008 ) now available to download.December 2008
New OREGIN.info Web site
We have just completely revamped the OREGIN.info web site. The drop-down menus should help in site navigation, and in showing what is available through this site. Please also visit www.brassica.info fro other information related to Oilseed Rape and other Brassicas. For more information please contact contact Pierre Carion.September 2008
OREGIN project features at HGCA R&D conference, 23/24 January 2008
September 2008
"Climate Change" paper published attracts media attention
September 2008
