Research

  • Dr Mike Thomas is looking for new ways to fix atmospheric nitrogen in non-legume crops, using microbes.

    March: Testing, testing, testing

    14 March 2025

    Testing, testing, testing It’s fair to say this project excites me, writes Dr Mike Thomas. You don’t get the chance to work on projects of this magnitude – how to find new ways to fix atmospheric nitrogen – very often…. Keep Reading

  • Dr Nikki Walters analysing glasshouse crop trials

    December update: Small but Mighty

    1 December 2024

    It’s a thrilling prospect – the chance to find and put into practical agricultural use the microbes that could prove a small miracle for millions of farmers across Africa. Currently, high yields of staple crops like maize and sorghum depend… Keep Reading