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This article we will explain some some of the ways we are incorporating healthy ingredients from a variety of sources into recipes to develop novel formulations of foods.
I am a soft fruit researcher and blueberry breeder who has worked at the James Hutton Institute for 11 years. For the last eight years, I have focussed on developing a blueberry industry in the United Kingdom and gained a wealth of knowledge regarding cultivar performance, as well as management and environmental constraints. My current projects involve hyperspectral image analysis of plants for biotic and abiotic stresses, understanding yield instability in blueberries, mycorrhizae roles in plant establishment and enhancement of blueberry genetics. Through this background in blueberry research
“Plastic is made of oil and if we don’t stop it, it’ll get into the ground and burns.” More and more volunteers are waking up to the pervasive problem of plastic pollution in landscapes both home and abroad, and the James Hutton Institute’s Glensaugh Research Farm is no exception. A group of Mearns Academy pupils visited Glensaugh to help stop the ‘plastic tide’ by collecting tree guards and nets used to protect young trees against grazing animals, including sheep and deer. Donald Barrie, Glensaugh farm manager, said: “The world has woken up to the problem of plastic pollution in all
"We'd love to hear what you think of it, so please send us your comments" The latest issue of Hutton Highlights, the James Hutton Institute's quarterly review, is now available from our Hutton Highlights pages. Read in our May 2018 issue: Related content Hutton Highlights More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395089 (direct line), +44 (0)344 928 5428 (switchboard) or +44 (0)7791 193918 (mobile). read more
This event will feature keynote speeches by both industry and policy and highlight how the latest research from the Scottish Government funded strategic research programme is increasing our understanding and identifying new ways to manage AMR. Please register for the event using this form on the SRUC website. SRUC will confirm your place by early August A leaflet with additional information can be found here. Contact: Bouda Ahmadi, Research Economist, SRUC: bouda.v.ahmadi@sruc.ac.uk
This year’s conference will focus on identifying the most valued public environmental goods and exploring how land managers can be encouraged and incentivised to prioritise and deliver these public goods. Abstracts and papers centred on these themes should be submitted by the 15 th of June 2018. For further details please contact: karen.mccracken@sac.co.uk You can find more guidance on the preparation of abstracts here. This event will also feature a panel-debate centred on the policy and governance issues around making a shift towards prioritising public environmental goods cost-effective and
"There has never been a more crucial time to pool resources and bring scientists and stakeholders together to act" More than 60 experts and stakeholders from the diverse worlds of forestry, horticulture, the environment and agriculture gathered at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to hear about the aims and vision of a new virtual Plant Health Centre for Scotland. Chief Plant Health Officer for Scotland, Professor Gerry Saddler of Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), spoke at the official stakeholder launch event having marked the occasion by planting a Sorbus arranensis tree –