Bacterial bookmarks for 2023
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Tag: research
The sweet smell of success
Huge congratulations to BAC-STOP researcher Gareth Thomas who scooped Best Poster at the recent International Plant Health Conference. Gareth’s poster entitled ‘Using the odour of bacteria to tackle acute oak decline’ beat off competition from across the globe to be …
Oak research open house
In the wonderfully named village of Little Snoring in Norfolk is a unique and pioneering experiment. It is home to the Bac-Stop field site which includes 144 intensively monitored trees. This makes it the largest ever tree-focused drought field trial …
Navigating the Interdisciplinary Maze
Most of our project teams are interdisciplinary to some extent – whether that means integrating different kinds of scientists, or incorporating data specialists or social scientists into their teams. And interdisciplinary reserach is increasingly important as many of the complex …
No decline in oak research in 2021
Sandra Denman (Forest Research and project lead for the BAC-STOP project) recently wrote a summary of her team’s research activities for the annual Woodland Heritage Journal. Normally only available to Woodland Heritage members, we are delighted to have permission to …
Masterclass 1: Making the Most of Interdisciplinarity
Increasingly, complex research challenges require interdisciplinary approaches. Increasingly, too, funders require interdisciplinarity. This masterclass will describe what interdisciplinarity actually is and why it is sought, along with the challenges and opportunities it presents to researchers. However, the emphasis of the …
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Plant seeks phage: Searching for viruses that can protect plants from bacterial disease
By Bryden Fields, Research Associate on the Ralstonia Phage project Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Phages can have very specific host ranges and we can harness this specificity to kill certain bacterial strains whilst leaving other …
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BAC-STOP Research in Action
Ever wondered what plant pathologists actually do all day? What kinds of experiments they do and the kinds of equipment they use? The BAC-STOP project have made some great films to document their research into the causes of Acute Oak …
BPD Programme Mid-Term Workshop
A chance for project teams to meet and share research updates.
Bac In the Picture Photo Competition
Just what do plant pathologists do all day? Our photo competition gives a window on their worlds.