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The Crop Science Centre is an alliance between the University of Cambridge and NIAB

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Several CSC researchers are helping organise the Virtual Nematology Conference 2025 — a global, online event by and for early career researchers 🌱🌍 🗓️ 13–14 Nov 2025 | 📍Gathertown 📌 Reg open now (closes 10 Sept) — scan the QR in the poster to join!

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

New In Brief article from @minyaojhu.bsky.social & Raphael Ledermann (Oxford) highlights how plants support nitrogen-fixing bacteria by producing heme precursors needed by both partners. A clever case of coordinated nodule metabolism! 🌱https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf156 @camplantsci.bsky.social

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🌱 Join us at the Festival of Plants this Saturday (10am–5pm) at Cambridge University Botanical Garden. Use our microscopes to view fungi living inside plant roots, race in the mycorrhizal relay, sketch underground networks & chat with our scientists! 📍Find us in the Pop-Up Plant Science Tent!

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Celebrating Deni's Masters Viva, and the birthday of our acting Director Prof Uta Paszkowski 🎉🎂👏

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Congratulations Uta👏👏👏

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🧬 As part of a wider collaboration, our researchers show that disrupting plant-nematode communication could limit cyst nematode infections. A step towards more resilient crops.🌱https://www.cropsciencecentre.org/news/disrupting-communication-with-plants-could-limit-cyst-nematode-infections/

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Thank you to our former CSC society presidents for your dedication, and a warm welcome to our new presidents! Your leadership is a great asset to the Crop Science Centre. We look forward to an exciting year ahead!

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Jen McGaley @jenmcgaley.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

First "mid-week #mycorrhiza 🍄" post since migrating to Bluesky! And coincides with writing up a paper featuring lots of live-imaged arbuscules. So here's one example: confocal micrograph of a rice root colonised by the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, coloured by depth 🔬

Microscope image of arbuscules in a live rice root

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

.@vmourade.bsky.social has coordinated a special Frontiers in Plant Science editorial on plant-parasitic nematodes, highlighting innovative, eco-friendly strategies for managing them 👉 www.cropsciencecentre.org/news/dr-vict... #nematodes #Agriculture

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Dr Victor Souza Coordinates Editorial on Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Sustainable Crop Management | Crop Science Centre

Dr Victor Souza, a member of the Plant-Parasite Interactions group at the Crop Science Centre, coordinated a special editorial for Frontiers in Plant Sciences, focusing on plant-parasitic nematodes (P...

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Explore the insights from Ahmed's recent research trip to #Somalia. His work on #cowpea examines how 30+ years of civil war and recurrent droughts have impacted its genetic diversity. 🌱 Read more: www.cropsciencecentre.org/news/researc...

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Crop Science Centre @cropscicentre.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Find out how @vmourade.bsky.social is using fungus to protect key crops in Brazil ➡️https://www.cropsciencecentre.org/news/using-fungus-to-protect-key-crops-in-brazil/ 🍄🌾🇧🇷 #Brazil #Agriculture #plantsatcambridge Photo from Dr Meyer and Dr Favery

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