
The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC)
@apgcscotland
This is the Advanced Plant Growth Centre at the James Hutton Institute, Dundee.
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27-02-2018 10:46:56
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We are delighted to join forces with Crocuslabs and The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) to establish the efficiency of dynamic light spectra on young #plants. The collaboration will target many areas where light is crucial to #crop development, productivity and quality More: bit.ly/4aP3w82




The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) is excited to announce our next seminar: Beyond the hype in vertical farming: The colourful life of plants Speaker: Prof Dr Leo Marcelis, Head of the chair group Horticulture and Product Physiology at Wageningen U&R ๐ 05 June 2024 ๐ Register: eu1.hubs.ly/H09dj9h0


Weโre delighted to announce the opening of our new Crop Storage and Post-harvest Solutions facility, addressing challenges like food waste and #climatechange. Revolutionising how we preserve our crops. Funded by Scottish Government | UK Agri-Tech Centre | Innovate UK More: bit.ly/3WT3SqA


I hope everyone will celebrate the International Day of Potato in the manner they love. For me its going to be fries (chips if you are in the UK). We have a new crop storage research facility The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) in which potato storage will be a key focus. #InternationalDayofPotato


๐ฟ Missed our live seminar with Prof. Dr. Leo Marcelis on vertical farming? Watch the recording to discover real challenges and opportunities in this evolving field! ๐ฑ Watch now! ๐eu1.hubs.ly/H0b5Ld30 #VerticalFarming #Horticulture #LED #Agritech #Innovation


In collaboration with The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) we will co-lead a ยฃ38M centre to develop plant-based and lab-grown alternatives to animal #proteins The National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (#NAPIC) secured ยฃ15M in funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research and Innovate UK More: bit.ly/4cGqVct

๐ฑ Exciting times at James Hutton Institute We're thrilled to co-lead the new ยฃ38m National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre. Aiming for a sustainable future with planet-friendly proteins from plants to lab-grown meat. ๐ฟ๐ฌ eu1.hubs.ly/H0b-y8m0

๐ฑ Can AI & biotech break the glass ceiling in vertical farming? Catch insights of Prof. Paul PG Gauthier in our latest APGC seminar! ๐ eu1.hubs.ly/H0csdWS0 #VerticalFarming #AI #Sustainability #APGC #FutureOfFarming

We are delighted to have secured ยฃ2.4m in funding for three innovative research projects from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research. The projects will take place at the Instituteโs The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) and include #medicalcannabis research, #VerticalFarming and genetic optimisation More: bit.ly/3Bh1tNV


๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฑ At APGC, weโre advancing CEA, speed breeding, and crop storage to enhance food security, reduce waste, and breed climate-resilient crops. Aligned with the mission of Food and Agriculture Organization we're building a sustainable food future for all. ๐พ๐ฟ


๐ Join us for the APGC Seminar: Infinite Agriculture - A New Food System Revolution! ๐๏ธ Nov 7 | โฐ 3:00 - 4:30 PM GMT | ๐ Online Featuring Prof. Joel Cuello (University of Arizona) on innovations like vertical farming, lab-grown meat, and more! ๐ eu1.hubs.ly/H0dgz2s0

The First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, and the UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP, officially inaugurated the Crop Innovation Centre at James Hutton Institute. This facility, housing the APGC and IBH, will lead food security and sustainability advancements.


๐ฑ APGC Seminar: Genomics for Food Businesses โ Tackling Listeria ๐ฑ ๐ 21st Nov, 2-3:30 PM GMT ๐ Online (In-person for Hutton staff/campus partners) Join Dr Matt Gilmour from Quadram Institute Institute to explore genomics in food safety. eu1.hubs.ly/H0dzYg80

Great to see the research of our The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) featured in an article from The Courier discussing #MedicalCannabis. Highlighting the impact our work could have, helping treatments for chronic pain, epilepsy, & more. More: bit.ly/3Z6sUDg


Join our Breeding Value webinar tomorrow morning at 9:30am GMT where @bazraubach will talk about the work we have been doing at @jameshuttoninst on creating a central Germinate Hub database to store experiemental data. More info breedingvalue.eu/news/webinar-iโฆ



๐พ Curious about the future of crop science in #Scotland? Watch how our International Barley Hub & The Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) are leading research in #SustainableAgriculture & climate-resilient #crops.๐ฑ๐ Funded Tay Cities Deal Deal with Scottish Government & UK Government Scotland investment. ๐ฅ: ow.ly/Eyib50VwjKW
