Charity | Kirkhouse Trust | Long Hanborough

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01/08/2025

Many congratulations to Dr ZIDA Wend-Pagnagdé Felicien Marie Serge on his graduation and being awarded a Doctorate in Applied Biological Sciences: Genetics and Plant Breeding from the Université Joseph KI-ZERBO. His thesis is entitled, ‘Caractérisation agro-morphologique et évaluation de l’interaction génotype -environnement de sept espèces négligées de légumineuses des genres Vigna, Phaseolus, Macrotyloma et Lablab au Burkina Faso’.

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01/08/2025

KT would like to highlight a method for rapid plant DNA extraction using directly a chipped seed. Please click on the Read More for the full video of this method.

16/06/2025

Prof. Florence Akaneme, Dr Bhaskar Bajaru, and Dr Justus Obara all attended a hands-on training at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria on Bambara Hybridization techniques which took place from 2-6 June 2025. Please click on the Read More for a summary presentation for this training.

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27/05/2025

KT would like to highlight Dr Travis Parker's new Plant Science Drone Methods website. Please click on the Read More for educational resources and protocols for drone use in plant science.

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27/05/2025

KT would like to congratulate Dr Travis Parker, for getting 1st place in the early career poster award at the recent National Association of Plant Breeders meeting in Hawaii.

27/05/2025

KT expresses enthusiasm on the promotion of Dr Sobda Gonne to Chief Research Officer by the Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation of Cameroon.

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27/05/2025

KT would like to highlight the attendance of Dr Kuldeep Tripathi to the Third International Agrobiodiversity Congress (ICA) in China to showcase the STOL Consortium advancing Orphan Legumes for Climate Resilience in India and Africa.

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27/05/2025

KT would like to welcome Dr Justus Obara, Dr Pascal Ojwang and Dr Fellister Nzuve on the start of their new BBI project titled: "Enhancing Bambara groundnut for Fusarium wilt resistance and improved agronomic traits".

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