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John Hammond

@profjohnhammond.bsky.social

Professor of Crop Science at the University of Reading, in the UK, working on cropping systems for sustainable food production and abiotic stress resilience in crops. The views expressed here are my own.

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Conventional and modern breeding technologies for improving dwarf coconut cultivars: A review Coconut (Cocos nuciferaL.) is a multipurpose plantation crop with versatile uses, including as a refreshing drink, edible oil, and, nutraceuticals. Its nutraceutical properties have increased demand in global markets...

Conventional and modern #breeding technologies for improving dwarf #coconut cultivars: A #review.
To rediscover one of our most read articles in JHSB 98:5, visit: doi.org/10.1080/1462...

#Cocos

19.11.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Changes in physical, carbohydrate, and antioxidant properties of sweet acorn squash during development and cold storage Acorn squash are a conveniently sized, inexpensive, nutritious vegetable, but the fruit quality of traditional cultivars is often unsatisfactory. New, sweet-tasting acorn squash were developed recently, but data on their fruit development and storability are limited...

Changes in physical, #carbohydrate, and #antioxidant properties of sweet acorn #squash during development and cold #storage
To read this new article in JHSB, visit: doi.org/10.1080/1462...

#Cucurbita #fruit #AcornSquash

20.11.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A review on nanotechnological advancements in tomato: a model plant In modern agriculture, sustainable production and efficiency are unimaginable without the use of agrochemicals such as pesticides, fertilisers, herbicides, etc. Nanotechnology has the potential to ...

A #review on #nanotechnological advancements in #tomato: a model #plant. An introduction to #nanotechnology and the implications for the #crop.
To rediscover one of our most read articles in JHSB 98:5, visit: doi.org/10.1080/1462...

#Nanomaterial #Solanum

21.11.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
CR2026_21 โ€“ Crocus DLA

More details available here blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c... Please note, this project is only available to students with Home fee status.

19.11.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very excited to announce a new #Phd opportunity with myself at the University of Reading and Silvia Pressel and Anne Jungblut @nhm-london.bsky.social investigating #heat โ˜€๏ธ and #drought ๐Ÿ’ง stress on #root #soil interactions. Deadline for applications is 12 Jan 2026.

19.11.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lecturer in Crop Protection:Whiteknights Reading UK Closing date: 23:59 on 5th January 2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ We're hiring! Great opportunity for someone to join us in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the University of Reading working on #crop #protection #agronomy. See jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... for all the details.

18.11.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sustainable agriculture through legume-cereal intercropping The EU-funded LEGUMINOSE project aims to establish legume-cereal intercropping as a mainstream method in sustainable agriculture.

We're recruiting a Postdoc in Soil and Crop Sciences to work on the LEGUMINOSE Project www.leguminose.eu during the final year to collect additional data in the field and the laboratory, undertake data analysis, write papers, and share data with stakeholders. jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

05.11.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Where at Groundswell, so come and see the Transforming UK Food Systems programme of projects and bag a free sample of faba bean at stand E17 in the pasture field

02.07.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking forward to hosting this @aabiologists.bsky.social conference on #legumes in June at the University of Reading. Some great speakers lined up, so get your abstract in soon to join them๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿฅœโ˜˜๏ธ

19.02.2025 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's that time of year again... #PhD studentship calls are open. We have 38 projects advertised as part of our www.research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosystems #doctoral training programme, including a couple with me๐Ÿ˜ We also offer a mentoring scheme for applicants (deadline for mentor 17 Jan). Good luck!

20.12.2024 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image Post image ล umperk town hall

ล umperk town hall

Winter fodder pea and triticale

Winter fodder pea and triticale

Just spent a great week with colleagues from our www.legumiose.eu project in ล umperk, Czech Republic at AgriTec talking about all things #intercropping Thanks for hosting us๐Ÿ˜€

16.11.2024 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You and me both๐Ÿคฃ I only signed up yesterday - did you find a starter pack for soil scientists?

16.11.2024 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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