Always keen to promote free stuff – especially when it is about plants – this column is pleased to advise that videos of several of the presentations from the inaugural conference of the UK’s fledgling PSF (Plant...
Tag - UKPSF
Nigel Chaffey
Generating the next generation
My last few posts have looked at the exciting science that was presented recently at the UKPSF conference. How can we ensure there will be a new generation of eager, bright plant biologists to help turn those great...
Don’t ignore the roots… or the soil!
Lab experiments are all well and good, but they do have their limitations. It is necessary to study plants outside, in the field – or rather below the surface! This theme was explored at the UKPSF conference by Nick...
New crops?
Back at the UKPSF conference, marker-assisted selection (MAS) was explored by Ian Graham (Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, University of York) in considering molecular breeding in novel crops. MAS is based not on...
Bioenergy crops
And more from the UK Plant Science Federation (UKPSF) conference (18th and 19th April, 2012, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK). Iain Donnison (Institute of Biological Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth...
Stormy times ahead
Sir John Beddington (Chief Scientific adviser to the UK Government) opened the UK Plant Science Federation (UKPSF) conference (18th and 19th April, 2012, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK) with his ‘perfect storm...
The UKPSF
The United Kingdom Plant Science Federation (UKPSF) was launched on 23rd November 2011, having recognised that ‘UK Plant Science can only meet its potential through stronger engagement within and beyond the plant...
