To mark the end of the Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme on 31 March 2024 we have created this video of highlights. It features snapshots from our joint meetings and actvities, as well as some fantastic highlights from our 9 projects. …
In early March 2024 brought all of our project teams together for one last time under the umbrella of the Bacterial Plant Disease Programme. We were hosted at the Manchester Institute for Biotechnology by Duncan Cameron and the Disease Suppressive …
In the last few months of the Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme our communications lead Sarah McLusky has been working with the projects and graphic designer Thomas Pawley to create summaries of their research and findings. Each summary give some background …
By Joana Vicente and Andrew Aspin As we are approaching the final stages of most of our BPD projects, we are turning our attention to impact, publications, stakeholders’ engagement, and dissemination. Other important aspects of these final stages also involve …
How BPD projects are using and contributing to culture collections Read More »
Harry Wright from the Disease Suppressive Microbes team has scooped the top prize in the University of Sheffield’s Open Research Prize 2023. The Open Research Prize was introduced in order to recognise and celebrate the excellent work University of Sheffield …
Tucked away in a corner of the gardening zone of the Great Yorkshire Show is something that looks more like a circus sideshow. What could it possibly have to do with plants? Surprisingly, it is the result of a collaboration …
This year we coordinated a busy programme of activities for plant health week including a webinar, two Twitter takeovers and the launch of our new Resources web page. These activities were to mark Plant Health Week 2022, coordinated by DEFRA, …
#HelpingKeepPlantsHealthy for Plant Health Week 2022 Read More »
As part of Plant Health Week 2022 we are launching a new ‘Resources’ section on our website. This section is aimed at stakeholders and non-specialists who might be looking for information about identifying or managing bacterial plant diseases. It includes …
It’s Plant Health Week 2022 and we are celebrating the benefits of healthy plants. An important part of keeping plants healthy is understanding the relationships between plants and bacteria to help manage bacterial diseases. Plants have a microbiome too Just …
i newspaper article reports on research into disease suppressive microbes and synthetic soils