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20 Aug 2020
Climate change may put Scottish private water supplies at risk of running dry
The James Hutton Institute
"This important research provides more evidence that climate change is having a growing impact on our natural environment and resources – and on our everyday lives"
19 Aug 2020
Hutton support for #BiofilmAware awareness campaign
The James Hutton Institute
"The #BiofilmAware campaign will illustrate the issues and benefits that different biofilms impart on society and how research in the area presents new opportunities to manage detrimental or better utilise beneficial biofilms."
19 Aug 2020
Dairy research shows desire for better work-life balance
The James Hutton Institute
"Having a good work life balance was seen as a choice farmers make and involves skills in time management that they can develop, but there are also factors outside farmers’ control that can make a good work-life balance difficult to achieve"
18 Aug 2020
Research to unravel blackleg and nematode interactions in potato crops
The James Hutton Institute
“Currently there is a knowledge gap in the management of blackleg, and we wish to address it by characterising the identity and distribution of free-living nematodes but also microbial communities, and the ways in which they associate and interact with the blackleg pathogen through changes in factors such as irrigat
13 Aug 2020
Potatoes in Practice: a retrospective
The James Hutton Institute
"The PIP story will continue at Potatoes in Practice 2021, on Thursday 12 August at Balruddery Farm, Angus. See you then!"
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13 Aug 2020
Not seeing the carbon for the trees? Mapping net change in carbon from afforestation in Scotland
The James Hutton Institute
“This work shows why it is important to continue with the existing presumption against planting trees in deep peat areas, but that additional incentives or constraints may be needed to achieve the overall rates of emission mitigation that policy commitments imply”
11 Aug 2020
New version of Germinate launched
The James Hutton Institute
"We have developed new features for Germinate that will allow plant breeders and other scientists to explore, visualize and export data into other commonly used analysis tools from a single platform"
10 Aug 2020
Fruit for the Future 2020: programme announced
The James Hutton Institute
“This year the event will feature a week’s worth of online updates from each of the soft fruit breeding programmes: raspberries, blueberries, blackcurrants, blackberries and the all-new honeyberries”
7 Aug 2020
India-UK team tackles antimicrobial resistance spread in waterways
The James Hutton Institute
"This project has huge potential because it will study AMR spread in a more quantitative and predictive manner, which is urgently needed for assessing environmental exposure risk"
7 Aug 2020
Rock On Soils: soil carbon development for Scottish farmers
The James Hutton Institute
“This is such an intriguing project to be part of, and it is an excellent example of grassroots farming grasping the opportunity to work with cross-sector partners in the scientific sector”
27 Jul 2020
Professor Lorna Dawson announced as Soil Forensic Expert Witness of the Year at GLE Award
The James Hutton Institute
Lorna Dawson
17 Jul 2020
Pick of the bunch: first crop of climate change resilient blackcurrants
The James Hutton Institute
“We are delighted to see the first commercial crop of Ben Lawers this year. Hopefully this cultivar will pioneer innovation in climate resilient crop category, deliver exceptional quality and make the way for further climate-resilient cultivars that are currently on trials at the Institute”
16 Jul 2020
New fellowship to get to root of the issues
The opportunities for woodland creation within one of Scotland’s two national parks will be explored as part of a new fellowship.
15 Jul 2020
Tree planting does not always boost ecosystem carbon stocks, study finds
The James Hutton Institute
“Our work shows that tree planting locations need to be carefully sited, taking into account soil conditions, otherwise the tree planting will not result in the desired increase in carbon storage and climate change mitigation”
9 Jul 2020
Thousands log in for a digital Arable Scotland
The James Hutton Institute
"This was only the second Arable Scotland, so it was ambitious to suddenly deliver this in a completely different way – it’s a huge credit to event partners SRUC, James Hutton Institute and AHDB with sponsors Hutchinsons, FAS, SEFARI, Scottish Society for Crop Research and The Scottish Farmer for their massive input
8 Jul 2020
Fruit for the Future 2020: all-new and virtual format
The James Hutton Institute
“We are delighted to present a new format for Fruit for the Future, which we hope will make it possible for even more people to engage with the latest research and development on soft fruit, and that it can collectively be used as a focal point to meet and interact in a virtual way.”
29 Jun 2020
Fast-maturing, resilient potatoes in Hutton researchers’ sights
The James Hutton Institute
“Understanding the mechanism of tuber initiation in potato provides a new strategy to increase yields of a crop that is absolutely pivotal for global food security.”
26 Jun 2020
Innovative research to investigate antiviral properties of seaweeds
The James Hutton Institute
"We intend to apply our expertise in natural product chemistry to investigate the properties of these compounds and find an effective way to make them available to society and hopefully help stop the spread of viral diseases"
26 Jun 2020
Hutton to participate in European research on integrated pest management
The James Hutton Institute
"The James Hutton Institute is taking a leading role in the design and implementation of the data management activities of an European demonstration farm network for IPM strategies"
25 Jun 2020
Scottish vet labs to support NHS with Covid-19 testing
Moredun Research Institute and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) are working together to support the NHS by providing extra capacity for vital testing of samples within their laboratory facilities at Pentlands Science Park in Midlothian.