Press Releases
University of Warwick experts give advice at BBC Gardeners’ World
Visitors to BBC Gardeners’ World at the NEC Birmingham this week (16-20 June) have the opportunity to get some answers to problematic plant pest issues when world-leading plant scientists from the University of Warwick help to set up a ‘lab’ at the show – and will examine any plant with pest or disease problems that gets brought to them.
DNA of ancient lost barley could help modern crops cope with water stress
Researchers at the University of Warwick have recovered significant DNA information from a lost form of ancient barley that triumphed for over 3000 years seeing off: 5 changes in civilisation, water shortages and a much more popular form of barley that produces more grains.
New Research to tackle £3 billion potato problem
Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Dundee are to lead a £3.5million project investigating how microbes are able to cause the notorious crop disease late blight – responsible for the Irish potato famine and still wreaking havoc around the world.
Research Says Singling Out Sheep Will Save 1.3 Million from Lameness
New research from the University of Warwick, published today in the journal BMC Veterinary Research, suggests that a simple cheap individual approach to the care of sheep could slash the incidence of lameness in UK sheep saving 1.3 million sheep from lameness.
Research pushes back history of crop development 10,000 years
Researchers led by Dr Robin Allaby of the University of Warwick’s plant research arm Warwick HRI have found evidence that genetics supports the idea that the emergence of agriculture in prehistory took much longer than originally thought.
Fungus Foot Baths Could Save Bees
One of the biggest world wide threats to honey bees, the varroa mite, could soon be about to meet its nemesis. Researchers at the University of Warwick are examining naturally occurring fungi that kill the varroa mite. They are also exploring a range of ways to deliver the killer fungus throughout the hives from bee fungal foot baths to powder sprays.