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crops PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

We have 25 crops PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

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Ticking clocks, thriving crops: Developing climate-resilient crops through circadian biology. (DODD_J24DTP)

John Innes Centre Graduate Programme
Climate change poses a significant threat to our food supply, but you can be part of the solution! In this groundbreaking research project, we're investigating how plants adapt to changing seasons and temperatures, with a focus on ensuring robust crop production despite environmental challenges. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Dodd
 9 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Agricultural genomics, chromosomes, genome and repetitive sequence evolution in crops, farm animals, models and wild relatives

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology
In this project, you will investigate the large-scale organization of an agricultural species and its wild relatives. We will use genomic data from DNA sequencing, including methylation where appropriate. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P HESLOP-HARRISON
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Signalling mechanism enhancing root nodule symbiosis (CHARPENTIER_J24DTP)

John Innes Centre Graduate Programme
Nitrogen (N) acquisition is fundamental for plant growth. However, N is poorly available in soils, leading to extensive and costly chemical fertiliser applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Charpentier
 9 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Genetics of flowering shoot temperature responses in plants

Durham University Department of Biosciences
The shape of plants is shaped by both genetics and environment; changes in response to temperature can be the most dramatic of all. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Hepworth
 3 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding the soil microbiome under controlled light conditions

University of Greenwich Faculty of Engineering and Science
Our research group is working within a consortium that is testing semi-transparent solar installations on crop growth-houses, to enhance biological and financial resilience in protected farming. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C.V.S. Supamaniam, Dr E Thompson
 24 June 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BOOSTING C4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS BY ALTERING PEP CARBOXYLASE

Western Sydney University Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
ABOUT THE PROJECT. The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) is offering a research scholarship to a highly motivated PhD candidate to work within a research group addressing how to improve the primary carboxylase of C4 photosynthesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RS Sharwood
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ensuring a social license to operate for the use of RNA based bio pesticides for agriculture

Curtin University Curtin Institute for Energy Transition
The Australia Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection is taking on the global challenge of transforming crop protection technology by delivering non-GM, non- toxic RNAi based fungicides for specific fungal diseases of crops. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof PA Ashworth
 24 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ammonia futures – the changing face of atmospheric nitrogen emissions

University of York Department of Chemistry
Introduction. Air pollution is the greatest environmental threat to human health, and impacts biodiversity, and ecosystem services. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Moller, Prof A C Lewis
 24 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Circular production of phosphorous fertiliser – anaerobic digestate matrix effects on recovery efficacy

Harper Adams University Department of Agriculture and Environment
Introduction to research area. The application of animal slurries and anaerobic digestates to land to provide crop nutrients is facing ever increasing regulatory constraints influencing how they are stored and spread to land. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MK Kirby
 17 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Doctoral (PhD) position - impact of biocontrol agents on diseases of ryegrass

University College Dublin School of Biology and Environmental Science
Irish agriculture is mainly grassland-based, and is key to the success of the dairy, beef, and sheep sectors. The Irish Climate Action Plan, the EU Green Deal, and the EU Farm to Fork strategy has placed ambitious reduction targets for the use of chemical inputs in the form of fertilisers and pesticides in grasslands. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof F M Doohan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Investigation of RNA secondary structure in plant transposable elements

Durham University Department of Biosciences
Transposable elements (TEs), often referred to as jumping genes, are mobile genetic elements that can be found ubiquitously across the tree of life. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Cho
 17 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Does fertilizer placement play a key role in crop establishment?

University of Nottingham School of Biosciences
BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership, Researcher Academy. Polyhalite is the first new mineral fertilizers for crop production in 75 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Sturrock
 3 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BARIToNE: Using Next Generation Nitrogen Sources For Producing Spring Malting Barley and its Impact on Yield and Grain Malt Quality (Project code 24B)

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences
Supervisors. Lead supervisor. Dr John Foulkes, University of Nottingham. Second supervisor. Dr Guillermina Mendiondo, University of Nottingham. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M J Foulkes, Dr G Mendiondo, Mr S Smith
 31 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BARIToNE: Improving barley climate resilience using a candidate gene approach (Project code 24H)

The James Hutton Institute PhD Opportunities
Supervisors. Lead supervisor - Dr Martin Balcerowicz, University of Dundee. Second supervisor - Dr Craig Simpson, James Hutton Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Balcerowicz, Dr C Simpson, Ms G MacDonald
 31 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BARIToNE: Improving barley climate resilience using a candidate gene approach (Project code 24H)

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
Supervisors. Lead supervisor - Dr Martin Balcerowicz, University of Dundee. Second supervisor - Dr Craig Simpson, James Hutton Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Balcerowicz, Dr C Simpson, Ms G MacDonald
 31 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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