Video Rothamsted - Welcome to Cereals 2020

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Will Macalpine, Knowledge Exchange Manager at Rothamsted Research gives an overview of what you can enjoy on our virtual plot with some timely observations on what our weather data recording is telling us this year. Find out more about all of Rothamsted’s long term data at http://www.era.rothamsted.ac.uk/

 

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Healthier wheat

Dr Alison Lovegrove teams up with chef Jez Beasley from the Rothamsted Restaurant to bake a healthier loaf from a newly created high fibre white flour.

 

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Taking out Take-All

Take-all disease can decimate wheat yields. At Rothamsted Research scientists are looking at new ways to tackle the fungus, including biological control.

 

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In-Field Automatic Counting of Wheat Spikes

Rothamsted scientists are using hi-tech imaging to automate in-field ear counting. Find out how this can help wheat growers to make fast and accurate yield estimates.

 

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Ecostack: Harvesting combine data to tackle field edge declines

Dr Helen Metcalfe talks about the Ecostack project which is attempting to assess whether flower-rich margins, hedgerows or tree lines are helping improve yield by asking farmers to send in GPS data collected at harvest. In return for their help, the Institute will provide farmers with an easy to interpret summary of the findings, with tips on how they might increase production.

 

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Carabid beetles for sustainable pest control

Kelly Jowett, a Rothamsted PhD student, is investigating farmer opinions about the beneficial effects of ground beetles (carabids) for crop protection. This video animation gives an overview of why and how you can encourage carabid beetles on your farm. To learn more about carabids, including a farm pitfall trap factsheet and an introduction to beetle ID, and to directly feed into Kelly’s research by taking a survey on ground beetles.