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Planting trees and suppressing wildfires do not necessarily maximise the carbon storage of natural ecosystems. A new study has found that prescribed

How do Plants initiate Immune Response to Invading Pathogens?

Illustrated children's book 'Aphid Attack!' promotes plant health

Illustrated children’s book ‘Aphid Attack!’ promotes plant health 17th March 2021 However, a collaboration between one of our PhD students, Josh Joyce, and an illustration student, Lauren Harris continued independently beyond this formal finish and led to an engaging children’s book highlighting the importance of plant health. The illustrative book tells the story of Billy and his encounter with a plant scientist working to prevent wheat being attacked by aphids. As part of the International Year of Plant Health, the formal collaboration focused on topics within our Plant Health research programme. PhD student Josh was one of our researchers who got involved with the project. In February 2020 Josh spoke to second year illustration students about his research. Josh works on investigating how plants respond to insect attack and he focusses on understanding the signalling mechanisms involved in plant defences against aphids.

Gene identified to confer durable resistance to late blight

Gene identified to confer durable resistance to late blight 11 February 2021 | Late blight continues to heavily impact potato yields New research has identified one of the best genes to confer durable resistance to late blight in potato, the cause of the Irish potato famine in the 1840s. The crop disease continues to reduce potato yields today and can cause devastating losses for farmers. Resistance genes in plants provide protection by allowing the crop to perceive pathogenic microorganisms and upon perception, activate defence against them. However, single resistance genes often act against a limited range of pathogen races and can be overcome by new variants.