"Glen Carron tastes great, looks great, stores well and can contribute to reducing waste. Everyone that’s tried it is confident that it'll be the variety to look out for this summer" A new raspberry variety, with exceptional fruit quality and high productivity, was presented at the Scottish Society for Crop Research and Bulrush Soft Fruit Information Day and Winter Meeting 2018. The new rasp, named Glen Carron, was bred in Dundee by the James Hutton Institute’s commercial subsidiary, James Hutton Limited, funded by a Consortium consisting of the Scottish Government, AHDB and companies from the
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Scotland has committed to peatland restoration as part of its array of policies to tackle climate change. Peatland restoration can make a significant difference for Scotland and the UK, as a substantial sink of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and to enhance an internationally important habitat for biodiversity and water aspects, and a culturally significant place for the public. Our research takes into account and aligns these diverse viewpoints to make sure peatland restoration is done in the right place, at the right time, and with the best possible practice to ensure maximum environmental
The Moredun Foundation is delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 2018 Moredun Foundation Award Scheme.
Ruth's work has focussed on the biodiversity and ecosystem services implications of tree diseases . Ruth has a long standing interested in successional processes and her work on plant-soil interactions studies how changes in land-use (principally tree colonisation on moorland) affects the vegetation, soil chemistry, soil fauna and ecosystem functioning. Amongst many other projects, Ruth is leading work on pr ojected areas and contributing to work on restorat ion of plantations in ancient woodlands , inva sive species - particularly plant pests and pathogends and healthy soils. As the past
David is responsible for the strategic co-ordination of knowledge exchange at the James Hutton Institute, and research and commercial projects within the remits of several of the institute research themes. I am the Institute representative on the knowledge exchange and impact Gateway of SEFARI. David's current research interests are on understanding the landscape preferences of different types of stakeholder with respect to characteristics of cultural landscapes, the implications for multi-functional land uses, and their incorporation into planning. This work takes account of the context of
My research concerns assessing the consequences of land use change and climate change on ecosystem services and species distributions, to improve spatial planning. Active projects are on multiple landscape benefits and trade-offs, mapping of key ecosystem services, and the development of interactive tools that facilitate decision and participation by experts and non-experts. I am also a member of the scientific steering committee of the Ecosystem Services Partnership. More information about my research can be found here.
My research is mainly on the ecology of herbivorous mammals, their impacts on plants and how plants defend themselves against herbivores and diseases. He has experience of work with a broad range of animal species (hares and rabbits, African buffalo, deer, moose and domestic ruminants and invertebrates species) in a range of ecosystems including the Arctic, Boreal forests, moorland, African savanna and agricultural environments. My work with SEFARI focuses on woodland ecology an conservation, particularly the factors that determine the resilience of Scots pine woods against pests and diseases
Pete's research explores the mechanisms which may underpin the design of more sustainable systems. He has a special focus on the role of biological nitrogen fixation by legumes, including the use of rhizobial, AMF and PGPR based inoculum. These interests also extend to applied research in native seed science and biotechnology. Pete's interests are focused on the utility of legumes in production and semi-natural systems. Towards these ends, he enjoys very good working relationships with a wide range of academic and industrial partners, and also non-governmental organisations.