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25 May 2012 | by Jonathan Tilley

Professor Claus Mattheck, head of biomechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Plant breeder 'defied the odds' to win Chelsea Plant of the Year

24 May 2012

Winner of this year's top plant award credited for breakthrough following work to cross species.

Heroic plant hunters did us proud Roy Lancaster tells Chelsea

23 May 2012

Horticulturists owe a huge professional debt to Victorian plant hunters who risked their lives and sanity trekking to faraway lands, says broadcaster Roy Lancaster.

Plant science celebrated at Fascination of Plants Day

18 May 2012

Universities, institutes, botanic gardens and other organisations around the country are taking part in the first Fascination of Plants Day today (18 May).

Plant hunt stories revealed

18 May 2012

The stories of some of history's most fanatical plant-hunting adventurers will be brought to life in a new exhibition by the RHS Lindley Library and the Garden Museum.

Stockbridge chief flags LEDs' sustainable crop potential

18 May 2012

Growing crops under LEDs "means you can put a facility down in the middle of a town and grow crops right where you need them", according to Stockbridge Technology Centre (STC) chief executive Graham Ward.

Microbes' soil role explored in show display

18 May 2012

The role of soil microbes in ensuring food security will be highlighted by the Society for General Microbiology (SGM) at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next week.

Science Into Practice - Mushroom casings

18 May 2012 | by HDC

The mushroom industry relies on supplies of wet, deep-dug peat and sugar beet lime for casings to produce high yields. However, the availability of these materials is declining in Britain and Ireland and imports will increase costs.

Study links watercress to exercise recovery

18 May 2012

Watercress can help the body recover from a strenuous workout, a study by scientists at Edinburgh Napier University and the University of Ulster has found.

Production research need pressed in Parliamentary sustainable food report

18 May 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

The UK cannot deliver sustainable food production without greater investment in coordinated research, according to a Parliamentary report that urges greater state involvement rather than relying on the private sector.

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