Orchid genome sequence published

The Life Sciences: Industrial Strategy report has been published

Scientists from the John Innes Centre – including George Lomonossoff (an invited speaker at HVCfP’s annual meeting in October) – publish results describing the production of polio virus in plants.

Read a blog from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, discussing ways to identify new medicinal plants

If you need an introduction to the implications of the Nagoya Protocol and associated EU Regulations for researchers working with plant material, register ASAP for our free event.

Climate change threatens the availability of high quality Ethiopian coffee; scientists at Kew Gardens are undertaking work to mitigate the risk.

HVCfP Network member Arthur Kay is in the news today – find out more.

22nd May 2017 is the International Day of Biological Diversity

Rosemary sales increase during the exam season because of its links to memory.

The 2017 State of the World’s Plants report has been published by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew