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Ramphal. a rice farmer from Chamrori vilaage in India.

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February 2026

How I’m helping rice farmers in India harness the power of fungi in the soil

Dr Emily Servanté, Postdoctoral Associate in the Cereal symbiosis group at the Crop Science Centre, writes about her research into using soil fungi as natural biofertilisers to improve crop performance and reduce environmental impact in rice farming. ** It’s an exciting time to be a microbiologist working in rice research. A global push towards the cultivation of water-saving rice is enabling...

Dr Ahmed Warsame working with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) at the Crop Science Centre, Cambridge. Filming and images by WebsEdge Science.

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November 2025

COP30 film highlights how Crop Science Centre collaborations are empowering farmers through sustainable innovation

Professor Uta Paszkowski

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October 2025

Professor Uta Paszkowski appointed co-Director of ENSA in new joint leadership to accelerate breakthrough crop science for smallholder farmers

Harvested Bambara groundnut plant with pods. Photo credit: Dr Aloyce Callist Kundy, Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Naliendele, Mtwara.

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October 2025

Unlocking the potential of Bambara groundnut for food security and climate resilience

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October 2025

Celebrating the power of international partnerships to deliver impact from science

“Longitudinal section of the stem parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris haustorium attached to a tomato stem with vascular connections.”

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June 2025

How Plants Tailor Organ Development to Engage with Friends and Foes in Symbiotic Interactions

Uta

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May 2025

Uta Paszkowski elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight the glands. The subventral glands responsible for SUGR-1 are colored blue. Photo illustration by Tom Maier and Thomas Baum/Iowa State University.

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April 2025

Disrupting ‘communication’ with plants could limit cyst nematode infections

Victor

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January 2025

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

Suuq Bacaad grain market, Mogadishu, Somalia

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January 2025

Ahmed's Research visit to Somalia

Applying cell-type-specific CRISPR in the nodules of model legume Medicago truncatula

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January 2025

Applying conventional and cell-type-specific CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in legume plants

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January 2025

Using fungus to protect key crops in Brazil

Barley at one of the CSC field trials in Cambridge

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October 2024

Precision breeding: legislation, applications, and implications for the UK

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October 2024

Tania Chancellor awarded prestigious fellowship in technology transfer

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October 2024

Dr Min-Yao Jhu selected as Assistant Features Editor for The Plant Cell

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September 2024

CSC staff supporting 'Fungi Field Day' to promote public engagement with fungal science

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September 2024

Sebastian Eves-van den Akker appointed Professor of Biotic Interactions