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AR0316: Oilseed rape crop ecology: optimising crop husbandry for conservation biological control and greater biodiversity
Description - Objective - Time Scale & Cost
From 2004 To 2008, Cost £415,000
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Rothamsted Research (BBSRC)
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop zoology and pest science
Keywords:  
Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Crops, Farming, Invertebrates, Natural Resource Use, Oilseed Rape, Arable Farming, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production, Biodiversity, Biological Control
 
 
AR0317: Assessing the environmental impact of crop production practice: beyond the GM farm-scale evaluation (joint with CGMP)
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2005 To 2006, Cost £790,675
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Rothamsted Research (BBSRC)
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop zoology and pest science
Keywords:  
Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Crops, Farming, Invertebrates, Natural Resource Use, Oilseed Rape, Arable Farming, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production, Weeds, Biodiversity, Biological Control
 
 
AR0318: Habitat diversification and aphid-specific natural enemies in arable ecosystems: optimising crop protection and environmental benefits
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2004 To 2007, Cost £768,750
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Rothamsted Research (BBSRC)
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop zoology and pest science
Keywords:  
Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Environmental Protection, Natural Resource Use, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production
 
 
AR0407: Modelling weed crop dynamics and competition to improve long-term weed management
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2001 To 2005, Cost £968,333
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Rothamsted Research (BBSRC)
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop botany and weed science
Keywords:  
Crops, Farming, Natural Resource Use, Peer Review, Arable Farming, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production, Weed Control
 
 
AR0408: Sustainable weed management: development of techniques to balance biodiversity benefits with retention of yields
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2001 To 2005, Cost £443,644
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Rothamsted Research (BBSRC)
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop botany and weed science
Keywords:  
Crops, Farming, Natural Resource Use, Arable Farming, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production, Weed Control
 
 
AR0409: Parameterising the biology and population dynamics of weeds in arable crops to support more targeted weed management
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2001 To 2005, Cost £1,011,227
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Rothamsted Research (BBSRC)
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop botany and weed science
Keywords:  
Crops, Farming, Natural Resource Use, Arable Farming, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production, Weed Control
 
 
AR0503: Crop health status and protection practice in major UK combinable crops
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2003 To 2006, Cost £1,152,672
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Central Science Laboratory
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop pathology and disease management
Keywords:  
Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Crops, Farming, Natural Resource Use, Arable Farming, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production
 
 
AR0703: The Defra Oilseed Rape Genetic Improvement Network - OREGIN
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2003 To 2007, Cost £896,500
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Horticulture Research International, Rothamsted Research (BBSRC), Warwick - HRI
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop genetics and breeding
Keywords:  
Crop Improvement, Crops, Farming, Allocated - WHRI, Natural Resource Use, Arable Farming, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production
 
 
AR0709: The Defra Wheat Genetic Improvement Network
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2003 To 2008, Cost £1,850,539
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Rothamsted Research (BBSRC)
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop genetics and breeding
Keywords:  
Cereals, Crop Diseases, Crop Improvement, Farming, Genetics, Genomics, Natural Resource Use, Plant Genetic Resources, Arable Farming, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production, Wheat, Wheat Production, Biotech-non GM
 
 
AR0712: Biology and genetics of durable resistance to biotrophic pathogens of cereals
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2003 To 2007, Cost £914,053
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Institute of Grassland and Environment Research (IGER)
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop genetics and breeding
Keywords:  
Cereal Production, Crop Diseases, Farming, Natural Resource Use, Arable Farming, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production
 
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