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Pollinators as delivery agents
Feasibility study into the potential of crop pollinators to act as delivery agents of entomopathogenic fungi -
Novel drilling with bird surveys
Novel seed drilling methods: seed availability and risk from treated seeds and molluscicides to small mammals and birds -
Agricultural Landscapes and Policy
Undertake quantitative and qualitative analysis of landscape features and effect of land management practices. -
Microencapsulation of bio-actives
Development of a delivery system for bio-active agents utilised within novel plant protection technologies. -
Control methods for Honey bee pest & diseases
Investigating novel control methods for honey bee pests and diseases -
Flooding
Investigation into the long-term effects of river flooding on levels of organic environmental contaminants in food from livestock reared on flood-prone pastures -
Set-aside vegetation survey
Botanical survey of land formerly known as set-aside and Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC) 14 margins -
Remote sensing of crops
Remote sensing of agricultural land parcels and identification of crops. -
Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (ELS)
Upland Entry Level Stewardship - Farmer evaluation -
Alternative Plant Protection Methods
Evaluation of the potential of bio-active factors from a wasp venom (a phenoloxidase and rVPr3 (insect immunosuppressive protein)) to reduce pesticide usage by improving... -
Rapid Flight Mass Spectrometry
Rapid Analysis of veterinary medicine residues in animal tissues using time of flight mass spectrometry -
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Food
Survey for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in cereals & cereal products, vegetables & vegetable products & traditionally-smoked foods -
Polyphagous predator database
Results of field studies on the impact of the insecticide Dimethoate on populations of polyphagous predators in winter wheat fields in England. -
Iodine analysis
Iodine analysis -
Immune suppression
Optimization of biological control strategies through disruption of pest immune responses -
Anti-Fungal Treatments in Food Animals
Development and validation of methods for screening and confirmatory analyses of residues of anti-fungal treatments in food animals -
Q-DETECT
Developing quarantine pest detection methods for use by national plant protection organisations (NPPO) and inspection services (Q-DETECT) -
Phytophthora treatment of heathland
Impact and effectiveness of Phytophthora treatment on heathland and other semi-natural habitats -
UHPLC-ToF-MS for the Qualitative Screening of Pesticides
Validation of Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ToF-MS) based method for the qualitative screening of pesticides in... -
Thrombin Technology on Commercial Products
Determine the species origin of blood-based binding agents in foods to variety of food matrices also verifying whether method is applicable to chicken-based foods and finally...