Dr Roy Neilson

Roy Neilson

+44 (0)344 928 5428
James Hutton Institute
Errol Road
Dundee
Scotland
DD2 5DA

Biography

Roy is a Rhizosphere Ecologist  who is one of the key staff members leading Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPM) research at the James Hutton Institute. His recent projects have focused on biodiversity loss due to transport by soil erosion, nematode ecology, endochrine compounds and risk of invasive species.

Leading Ideas

Climate and the Environment
Natural Asset Management
Soil
Water Resources

Area of Strategic Research Programme

Further information the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme is available

Theme 1: Natural Assets
1.1 - Soils
1.1.1 Soil and its ecosystem function
Theme 2: Productive and sustainable land management and Rural Economies
2.1 - Crop and Grassland Production and Disease Control
2.1.5 In-field detection
2.1.6 Integrated pest management
2.1.7 Plant-soil-water interactions
2.3.4 Sustainable soil and water management
2.3 - Productive and Sustainable Land Management