Exhibition stand to showcase research on protecting the future of our crops
PA 191/11 Visitors to a major exhibition for the UK's farming industry are to find out how University of Nottingham researchers are helping to protect the future of the world's crops, fuel and the environment. Academic staff will be on hand at Cereals 2011, being held in Lincolnshire on Wednesday June 15 and Thursday June 16, to showcase a number of the innovative projects currently in progress in the University's School of Biosciences. Dr Stephen Ramsden said: "The two day event covers all aspects of crop production and the Nottingham stand demonstrates how our fundamental and applied approach to research is identifying ways in which we can meet our food security concerns while reducing the impact of agriculture on the environment." Among the research on display will be: - Work investigating disease in winter wheat to forecast potential yield losses Improving the efficiency of crops in absorbing phosphorous and nitrogen —essential for healthy growth — to reduce the use of fertilisers Producing biofuel in the form of bio-ethanol from straw Modelling greenhouse emissions associated with growing crops for bio-ethanol production Identifying genetic markers for increasing the number of grains in wheat plants Undergraduate research, addressing the interactions between agriculture and the environment Staff on the stand will also be promoting new undergraduate degree courses in Agricultural and Environmental Science and Agricultural and Crop Science.
