Association of Applied Biologists
@aabiologists.bsky.social
Learned society bringing together a community of applied biologists around the world under a broad mission to improve agricultural productivity.
https://www.aab.org.uk/
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Photosynthesis 2026 is coming to Liverpool!
📆 26 - 30th July 2026
📍 ACC Liverpool, UK
Join us - abstract submission is now open!
Find out more 👉 photosynthesis2026.com
#photosynthesis #plantscience #ICPR26
Photosynthesis 2026 is coming to Liverpool!
📆 26 - 30th July 2026
📍 ACC Liverpool, UK
Join us - abstract submission is now open!
Find out more 👉 photosynthesis2026.com
#photosynthesis #plantscience #ICPR26
Last chance to enter!
💸 Prize draw closes today!
💸 Prize draw closes today!
💸 Win a year's free AAB membership!!! 💸
Fill in our 2025 Members Survey by the 19th December for your chance to win membership worth up to £65
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🗣️ Have your say & help shape our society's future 🌱
Fill in our 2025 Members Survey by the 19th December for your chance to win membership worth up to £65
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🗣️ Have your say & help shape our society's future 🌱
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Last chance to enter!
💸 Prize draw closes today!
💸 Prize draw closes today!
⏰ Closing soon ⏰
Register by January 5th to join us in Sardinia for 'International Advances in Pesticide Application 2026'
🗓️ 20 - 22 January
📍 Cagliari, Sardinia & Online
Register now: cvent.me/kv2xkO
Register by January 5th to join us in Sardinia for 'International Advances in Pesticide Application 2026'
🗓️ 20 - 22 January
📍 Cagliari, Sardinia & Online
Register now: cvent.me/kv2xkO
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
⏰ Closing soon ⏰
Register by January 5th to join us in Sardinia for 'International Advances in Pesticide Application 2026'
🗓️ 20 - 22 January
📍 Cagliari, Sardinia & Online
Register now: cvent.me/kv2xkO
Register by January 5th to join us in Sardinia for 'International Advances in Pesticide Application 2026'
🗓️ 20 - 22 January
📍 Cagliari, Sardinia & Online
Register now: cvent.me/kv2xkO
💸 Win a year's free AAB membership!!! 💸
Fill in our 2025 Members Survey by the 19th December for your chance to win membership worth up to £65
👉👉 forms.gle/cH7Ryik5U44imXqx7
🗣️ Have your say & help shape our society's future 🌱
Fill in our 2025 Members Survey by the 19th December for your chance to win membership worth up to £65
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🗣️ Have your say & help shape our society's future 🌱
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
💸 Win a year's free AAB membership!!! 💸
Fill in our 2025 Members Survey by the 19th December for your chance to win membership worth up to £65
👉👉 forms.gle/cH7Ryik5U44imXqx7
🗣️ Have your say & help shape our society's future 🌱
Fill in our 2025 Members Survey by the 19th December for your chance to win membership worth up to £65
👉👉 forms.gle/cH7Ryik5U44imXqx7
🗣️ Have your say & help shape our society's future 🌱
⏰ HAPPENING TODAY 1-2pm (GMT) ⏰
✨ Are you giving a flash talk at a conference next year? Or signed up for 3MT?
Join sci-comm expert Suzanne Whitby for this FREE online workshop on flash talk fundamentals! 👇
#scicomm #plantscience
✨ Are you giving a flash talk at a conference next year? Or signed up for 3MT?
Join sci-comm expert Suzanne Whitby for this FREE online workshop on flash talk fundamentals! 👇
#scicomm #plantscience
✨ Flash Talk Fundamentals for Applied Biologists ✨
An interactive online workshop for early career researchers & professionals - perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a great conference flash talk or 3MT!
📆 12th December, 1pm GMT
Register now 👉 buff.ly/OiDYE93
An interactive online workshop for early career researchers & professionals - perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a great conference flash talk or 3MT!
📆 12th December, 1pm GMT
Register now 👉 buff.ly/OiDYE93
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
⏰ HAPPENING TODAY 1-2pm (GMT) ⏰
✨ Are you giving a flash talk at a conference next year? Or signed up for 3MT?
Join sci-comm expert Suzanne Whitby for this FREE online workshop on flash talk fundamentals! 👇
#scicomm #plantscience
✨ Are you giving a flash talk at a conference next year? Or signed up for 3MT?
Join sci-comm expert Suzanne Whitby for this FREE online workshop on flash talk fundamentals! 👇
#scicomm #plantscience
🎤 AAB Live
Watch PhD student Anika Damm's fantastic talk at our annual 'Advances in Nematology' held at the Linnean Society of London last week 👉 youtu.be/-Ha58jVjSmQ
@anikadamm.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social #plantscience
Watch PhD student Anika Damm's fantastic talk at our annual 'Advances in Nematology' held at the Linnean Society of London last week 👉 youtu.be/-Ha58jVjSmQ
@anikadamm.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social #plantscience
Anika Damm - From host signals to parasitism
YouTube video by Association of Applied Biologists
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December 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🎤 AAB Live
Watch PhD student Anika Damm's fantastic talk at our annual 'Advances in Nematology' held at the Linnean Society of London last week 👉 youtu.be/-Ha58jVjSmQ
@anikadamm.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social #plantscience
Watch PhD student Anika Damm's fantastic talk at our annual 'Advances in Nematology' held at the Linnean Society of London last week 👉 youtu.be/-Ha58jVjSmQ
@anikadamm.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social #plantscience
Great to see a paper highlighting the importance of sharing negative results to guide future research 👩🔬🧪
#plantscience
#plantscience
Sharing negative results to stop others from falling down “research rabbit-holes”…
🦠 Virus-enabled reverse genetics (VERG) is a powerful tool, but robust data shows this tried-and-tested method just doesn’t work in rice!
👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.70087
@rothamsted.bsky.social @plantenv.bsky.social
🦠 Virus-enabled reverse genetics (VERG) is a powerful tool, but robust data shows this tried-and-tested method just doesn’t work in rice!
👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.70087
@rothamsted.bsky.social @plantenv.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Great to see a paper highlighting the importance of sharing negative results to guide future research 👩🔬🧪
#plantscience
#plantscience
Don't miss this Friday's FREE(!!!) 1hr online workshop: Flash Talk Fundamentals ✨
Join us 👇
Join us 👇
✨ Flash Talk Fundamentals for Applied Biologists ✨
An interactive online workshop for early career researchers & professionals - perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a great conference flash talk or 3MT!
📆 12th December, 1pm GMT
Register now 👉 buff.ly/OiDYE93
An interactive online workshop for early career researchers & professionals - perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a great conference flash talk or 3MT!
📆 12th December, 1pm GMT
Register now 👉 buff.ly/OiDYE93
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Don't miss this Friday's FREE(!!!) 1hr online workshop: Flash Talk Fundamentals ✨
Join us 👇
Join us 👇
✨AAB Wrapped ✨
Our 2025 year in review!
💚 Our biggest membership ever - thank you to everyone in the applied biology community for your support this year!
Read more in our December Newsletter out today: buff.ly/ZS086xb
Our 2025 year in review!
💚 Our biggest membership ever - thank you to everyone in the applied biology community for your support this year!
Read more in our December Newsletter out today: buff.ly/ZS086xb
December 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
✨AAB Wrapped ✨
Our 2025 year in review!
💚 Our biggest membership ever - thank you to everyone in the applied biology community for your support this year!
Read more in our December Newsletter out today: buff.ly/ZS086xb
Our 2025 year in review!
💚 Our biggest membership ever - thank you to everyone in the applied biology community for your support this year!
Read more in our December Newsletter out today: buff.ly/ZS086xb
We're back at the Linnean Society of London today for Advances in Nematology 2025!
🪱 First to the podium this morning is Hans Helder @w-u-r.bsky.social introducing us to Nem-Emerge, a Horizon Europe project
@horizoneu.bsky.social @nememerge.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social
🪱 First to the podium this morning is Hans Helder @w-u-r.bsky.social introducing us to Nem-Emerge, a Horizon Europe project
@horizoneu.bsky.social @nememerge.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We're back at the Linnean Society of London today for Advances in Nematology 2025!
🪱 First to the podium this morning is Hans Helder @w-u-r.bsky.social introducing us to Nem-Emerge, a Horizon Europe project
@horizoneu.bsky.social @nememerge.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social
🪱 First to the podium this morning is Hans Helder @w-u-r.bsky.social introducing us to Nem-Emerge, a Horizon Europe project
@horizoneu.bsky.social @nememerge.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social
To share 🌍 research we have printed posters from delegates ahead of ‘Advances in Nematology 2025’ on December 4th @linneansociety.bsky.social
🇰🇪 🇬🇧 🇿🇲 🇲🇦 🇬🇭 🇨🇦 🇬🇪
Online registration still open!
web.cvent.com/event/a9b472...
🇰🇪 🇬🇧 🇿🇲 🇲🇦 🇬🇭 🇨🇦 🇬🇪
Online registration still open!
web.cvent.com/event/a9b472...
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
To share 🌍 research we have printed posters from delegates ahead of ‘Advances in Nematology 2025’ on December 4th @linneansociety.bsky.social
🇰🇪 🇬🇧 🇿🇲 🇲🇦 🇬🇭 🇨🇦 🇬🇪
Online registration still open!
web.cvent.com/event/a9b472...
🇰🇪 🇬🇧 🇿🇲 🇲🇦 🇬🇭 🇨🇦 🇬🇪
Online registration still open!
web.cvent.com/event/a9b472...
Delighted to share that the 2026 Rank Prize for Nutrition has been awarded to Professor David E. Salt & Martin Broadley! 🏆👏 Congratulations both!
Read more 👉 www.rankprize.org/prize/nutrit...
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social #plantscience
Read more 👉 www.rankprize.org/prize/nutrit...
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social #plantscience
December 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Delighted to share that the 2026 Rank Prize for Nutrition has been awarded to Professor David E. Salt & Martin Broadley! 🏆👏 Congratulations both!
Read more 👉 www.rankprize.org/prize/nutrit...
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social #plantscience
Read more 👉 www.rankprize.org/prize/nutrit...
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social #plantscience
Registration is now open for MONOGRAM 2026! 🌾
📝 Submit your abstract by 23rd January
🐦 Early-bird registration closes 2nd February
Register now 👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo
@monogram-uk.bsky.social #plantscience
📝 Submit your abstract by 23rd January
🐦 Early-bird registration closes 2nd February
Register now 👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo
@monogram-uk.bsky.social #plantscience
December 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Registration is now open for MONOGRAM 2026! 🌾
📝 Submit your abstract by 23rd January
🐦 Early-bird registration closes 2nd February
Register now 👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo
@monogram-uk.bsky.social #plantscience
📝 Submit your abstract by 23rd January
🐦 Early-bird registration closes 2nd February
Register now 👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo
@monogram-uk.bsky.social #plantscience
#NationalTreeWeek
How can phages be used to effectively tackle bacterial canker in fruit trees??
New research from Mojgan Rabiey @mojganrabiey.bsky.social presented at IPPM25 earlier this month shows how bees can be harnessed to deliver this biocontrol to cherry trees 🐝🌸
👉 youtu.be/fAdDO6NIZvY
How can phages be used to effectively tackle bacterial canker in fruit trees??
New research from Mojgan Rabiey @mojganrabiey.bsky.social presented at IPPM25 earlier this month shows how bees can be harnessed to deliver this biocontrol to cherry trees 🐝🌸
👉 youtu.be/fAdDO6NIZvY
Dr Mojgan Rabiey - Bee-mediated delivery of phage to control cherry canker
YouTube video by Association of Applied Biologists
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#NationalTreeWeek
How can phages be used to effectively tackle bacterial canker in fruit trees??
New research from Mojgan Rabiey @mojganrabiey.bsky.social presented at IPPM25 earlier this month shows how bees can be harnessed to deliver this biocontrol to cherry trees 🐝🌸
👉 youtu.be/fAdDO6NIZvY
How can phages be used to effectively tackle bacterial canker in fruit trees??
New research from Mojgan Rabiey @mojganrabiey.bsky.social presented at IPPM25 earlier this month shows how bees can be harnessed to deliver this biocontrol to cherry trees 🐝🌸
👉 youtu.be/fAdDO6NIZvY
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Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. 🪴 🥬 🔧 🧬 Come join this new Plant BioDesign community!
www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. 🪴 🥬 🔧 🧬 Come join this new Plant BioDesign community!
www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
🍃 Save the date 🍃
Photosynthesis 2026 is coming to Liverpool!
📆 26 - 30th July 2026
📍 ACC Liverpool, UK
Join us - abstract submission is now open!
Find out more 👉 photosynthesis2026.com
#photosynthesis #plantscience #ICPR26
Photosynthesis 2026 is coming to Liverpool!
📆 26 - 30th July 2026
📍 ACC Liverpool, UK
Join us - abstract submission is now open!
Find out more 👉 photosynthesis2026.com
#photosynthesis #plantscience #ICPR26
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🍃 Save the date 🍃
Photosynthesis 2026 is coming to Liverpool!
📆 26 - 30th July 2026
📍 ACC Liverpool, UK
Join us - abstract submission is now open!
Find out more 👉 photosynthesis2026.com
#photosynthesis #plantscience #ICPR26
Photosynthesis 2026 is coming to Liverpool!
📆 26 - 30th July 2026
📍 ACC Liverpool, UK
Join us - abstract submission is now open!
Find out more 👉 photosynthesis2026.com
#photosynthesis #plantscience #ICPR26
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⌛ CLOSING SOON ⌛
🫘 Our Special Issue on 'Legumes in Science and Practice' closes 30 November
It's not too late to submit your paper!
👉 👉 buff.ly/AdIE8NP
#plantscience
🫘 Our Special Issue on 'Legumes in Science and Practice' closes 30 November
It's not too late to submit your paper!
👉 👉 buff.ly/AdIE8NP
#plantscience
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
⌛ CLOSING SOON ⌛
🫘 Our Special Issue on 'Legumes in Science and Practice' closes 30 November
It's not too late to submit your paper!
👉 👉 buff.ly/AdIE8NP
#plantscience
🫘 Our Special Issue on 'Legumes in Science and Practice' closes 30 November
It's not too late to submit your paper!
👉 👉 buff.ly/AdIE8NP
#plantscience
Learn something new for @thetreecouncil.bsky.social's #NationalTreeWeek and catch up on talks from last month's webinar all 'aabout' Trees & Forest Biology!
@vilasjohn.bsky.social 🌳 👉 youtu.be/qfU_2hporAo?si=qyFiNL8EpUlOSLGJ
@drelunadiez.bsky.social 🧬👉 youtu.be/ef31SaHOIcc?si=DB9NxwxJNRPM_xzz
@vilasjohn.bsky.social 🌳 👉 youtu.be/qfU_2hporAo?si=qyFiNL8EpUlOSLGJ
@drelunadiez.bsky.social 🧬👉 youtu.be/ef31SaHOIcc?si=DB9NxwxJNRPM_xzz
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Learn something new for @thetreecouncil.bsky.social's #NationalTreeWeek and catch up on talks from last month's webinar all 'aabout' Trees & Forest Biology!
@vilasjohn.bsky.social 🌳 👉 youtu.be/qfU_2hporAo?si=qyFiNL8EpUlOSLGJ
@drelunadiez.bsky.social 🧬👉 youtu.be/ef31SaHOIcc?si=DB9NxwxJNRPM_xzz
@vilasjohn.bsky.social 🌳 👉 youtu.be/qfU_2hporAo?si=qyFiNL8EpUlOSLGJ
@drelunadiez.bsky.social 🧬👉 youtu.be/ef31SaHOIcc?si=DB9NxwxJNRPM_xzz
🚨 Final week to submit an abstract for Crop Production in Northern Britain (CPNB) 2026 🚨
🌾Join our invited speakers:
Pete Smith, Caroline de Rouffignac, @jonathandgjones.bsky.social, David Kenyon & Paul Gosling
Deadline is Monday 1st December!!
👉 cpnb.org
#sustainableagriculture #cropproduction
🌾Join our invited speakers:
Pete Smith, Caroline de Rouffignac, @jonathandgjones.bsky.social, David Kenyon & Paul Gosling
Deadline is Monday 1st December!!
👉 cpnb.org
#sustainableagriculture #cropproduction
Save the Date! The "Dundee Conference" is back...
🥔 Crop Production in Northern Britain (CPNB) will return to Dundee 25-26th February 2026 🥔
Submit your abstract by 1st December:
👉 cpnb.org
🥔 Crop Production in Northern Britain (CPNB) will return to Dundee 25-26th February 2026 🥔
Submit your abstract by 1st December:
👉 cpnb.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🚨 Final week to submit an abstract for Crop Production in Northern Britain (CPNB) 2026 🚨
🌾Join our invited speakers:
Pete Smith, Caroline de Rouffignac, @jonathandgjones.bsky.social, David Kenyon & Paul Gosling
Deadline is Monday 1st December!!
👉 cpnb.org
#sustainableagriculture #cropproduction
🌾Join our invited speakers:
Pete Smith, Caroline de Rouffignac, @jonathandgjones.bsky.social, David Kenyon & Paul Gosling
Deadline is Monday 1st December!!
👉 cpnb.org
#sustainableagriculture #cropproduction
✨ Flash Talk Fundamentals for Applied Biologists ✨
An interactive online workshop for early career researchers & professionals - perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a great conference flash talk or 3MT!
📆 12th December, 1pm GMT
Register now 👉 buff.ly/OiDYE93
An interactive online workshop for early career researchers & professionals - perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a great conference flash talk or 3MT!
📆 12th December, 1pm GMT
Register now 👉 buff.ly/OiDYE93
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
✨ Flash Talk Fundamentals for Applied Biologists ✨
An interactive online workshop for early career researchers & professionals - perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a great conference flash talk or 3MT!
📆 12th December, 1pm GMT
Register now 👉 buff.ly/OiDYE93
An interactive online workshop for early career researchers & professionals - perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a great conference flash talk or 3MT!
📆 12th December, 1pm GMT
Register now 👉 buff.ly/OiDYE93
Another snowy start for our final day of Roots to Regenerative Agriculture ❄️
Our plenary speaker @kengiller.bsky.social starting the day with some food for thought and a plea to follow the scientific evidence not the herd 🌱🦠
👏 Thank you to @rankprize.bsky.social for sponsoring the session!
Our plenary speaker @kengiller.bsky.social starting the day with some food for thought and a plea to follow the scientific evidence not the herd 🌱🦠
👏 Thank you to @rankprize.bsky.social for sponsoring the session!
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Another snowy start for our final day of Roots to Regenerative Agriculture ❄️
Our plenary speaker @kengiller.bsky.social starting the day with some food for thought and a plea to follow the scientific evidence not the herd 🌱🦠
👏 Thank you to @rankprize.bsky.social for sponsoring the session!
Our plenary speaker @kengiller.bsky.social starting the day with some food for thought and a plea to follow the scientific evidence not the herd 🌱🦠
👏 Thank you to @rankprize.bsky.social for sponsoring the session!
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This week we're in York for #Roots2RegenAg at the historic Guildhall!
All set for 3 days of great discussions connecting science and farming 🧪🚜
There's still chance to join us online 👉 cvent.me/0Zo9ae
#plantscience #regenag #sustainableagriculture #AABRegenAg
All set for 3 days of great discussions connecting science and farming 🧪🚜
There's still chance to join us online 👉 cvent.me/0Zo9ae
#plantscience #regenag #sustainableagriculture #AABRegenAg
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This week we're in York for #Roots2RegenAg at the historic Guildhall!
All set for 3 days of great discussions connecting science and farming 🧪🚜
There's still chance to join us online 👉 cvent.me/0Zo9ae
#plantscience #regenag #sustainableagriculture #AABRegenAg
All set for 3 days of great discussions connecting science and farming 🧪🚜
There's still chance to join us online 👉 cvent.me/0Zo9ae
#plantscience #regenag #sustainableagriculture #AABRegenAg
Another AAB conference week begins for ‘Roots2RegenAg’ in York. #AABRegenAg
Online registration remains open ->
web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
Online registration remains open ->
web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Another AAB conference week begins for ‘Roots2RegenAg’ in York. #AABRegenAg
Online registration remains open ->
web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
Online registration remains open ->
web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
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Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
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Working in plant health and want showcase your achievements? Then why not apply for our new Plant Health Professional Development Award!
Visit the award webpage to find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
#PlantHealth
Visit the award webpage to find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
#PlantHealth
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Working in plant health and want showcase your achievements? Then why not apply for our new Plant Health Professional Development Award!
Visit the award webpage to find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
#PlantHealth
Visit the award webpage to find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
#PlantHealth