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# Advanced Plant Growth Centre

A James Hutton Institute flagship project

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- [The James Hutton Institute joins £35 million investment to boost crop resilience](https://apgc.org.uk/the-james-hutton-institute-joins-35-million-investment-to-boost-crop-resilience/) - The James Hutton Institute is proud to be a partner in PhenomUK, a major new £35 million, six-year research infrastructure funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Infrastructure Fund and led by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), to accelerate the development of resilient crops and strengthen long-term food security. PhenomUK will deliver
- [Scotland–UAE Agrifood Engagement: From Continuity to Capability-Led Collaboration](https://apgc.org.uk/scotland-uae-agrifood-engagement-from-continuity-to-capability-led-collaboration/) - 11th February 2026 | Last month, colleagues from The James Hutton Institute and its Scientific Services team joined a delegation that included the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, and representatives from industry, on a visit to the United Arab Emirates to build on the momentum established during Global Food Week in Abu Dhabi in October.
- [The James Hutton Institute receives multi-million pound investment from Scottish Enterprise](https://apgc.org.uk/the-james-hutton-institute-receives-multi-million-pound-investment-from-scottish-enterprise/) - 8th April 2025 | Take a look at this brilliant new video from Tay Cities Region Deal, highlighting the Advanced Plant Growth Centre.
- [APGC Seminar: Decoding RNA Language in Plants](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-decoding-rna-language-in-plants/) - The meeting focused on Professor Yiliang Ding's research on RNA structures and the integration of AI, particularly foundation models, in advancing plant science and genetic variation studies. Paul Shaw introduced Professor Yiliang Ding, highlighting her focus on RNA structure and functionality in cells.Yiliang Ding discussed developing tools for studying RNA structures over the past eleven
- [APGC Seminar | Paralogue Diversification as a Hidden Barrier to Trait Engineering in Crops](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-paralogue-diversification-as-a-hidden-barrier-to-trait-engineering-in-crops/) - 10th September 2025 13:00 - 14:00 BST. Seminar: Paralogue Diversification as a Hidden Barrier to Trait Engineering in Crops by Dr Matthias Benoit, LIPME Laboratory 
- [APGC Seminar | A Big Data Driven, AI-Enabled Approach](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-a-big-data-driven-ai-enabled-approach/) - Monday,14th July 2025 13:00 - 14:00 BST. Seminar: A Big Data Driven, AI-Enabled Approach by Prof. Liangxiu Han
- [APGC Seminar | Net-Zero Greenhouse Production with Geothermal and Solar Spectral Tuning](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-net-zero-greenhouse-production-with-geothermal-and-solar-spectral-tuning/) - Monday,19th May 2025 14:00 - 15:30 BST. Seminar: Net-Zero Greenhouse Production with Geothermal and Solar Spectral Tuning by Dr. Shamim Ahamed
- [Planting the seeds of innovation: The Advanced Growth Centre flourishes in Tayside](https://apgc.org.uk/planting-the-seeds-of-innovation-the-advanced-growth-centre-flourishes-in-tayside/) - 8th April 2025 | Take a look at this brilliant new video from Tay Cities Region Deal, highlighting the Advanced Plant Growth Centre.
- [APGC Seminar | The Vertical Farm: Towards a new building typology](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-the-vertical-farm-towards-a-new-building-typology/) - Tuesday, 18th March 2025 13:00 - 14:30 GMT. Seminar: The Vertical Farm: Towards a new building typology, by Dr. Daniel Podmirseg
- [APGC Seminar | Genomics for Food Businesses – A case study of persisting Listeria](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-genomics-for-food-businesses-a-case-study-of-persisting-listeria/) - Thursday, November 21 · 2 - 3:30pm GMT. Seminar by Dr. Matthew Gilmour (Group Leader in ‘Microbes and Food Safety’ strategic programme, Quadram Institute)
- [The James Hutton Institute to co-lead a new UK-wide centre to develop planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins](https://apgc.org.uk/the-james-hutton-institute-to-co-lead-a-new-uk-wide-centre-to-develop-planet-friendly-alternatives-to-animal-proteins/) - The James Hutton Institute has announced its role in co-leading a new £38m UK-wide centre which could develop alternatives to animal proteins.
- [APGC Seminar | Infinite Agriculture A New Food System Revolution Has Begun](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-infinite-agriculture-a-new-food-system-revolution-has-begun/) - Seminar by Joel Cuello (Department of Biosystems Engineering, The University of Arizona)
- [James Hutton Institute secures £2.4m in funding for trailblazing research projects](https://apgc.org.uk/james-hutton-institute-secures-2-4m-in-funding-for-trailblazing-research-projects/) - 26th September 2024 | Projects include medical cannabis standardisation, vertical farming light technology and genetic optimisation of lettuce.
- [APGC Seminar: Beyond the hype in vertical farming: Colourful life of plants](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-beyond-the-hype-in-vertical-farming-colourful-life-of-plants/) - Seminar by Prof Dr Leo Marcelis, head of the chair group Horticulture and Product Physiology at Wageningen University.
- [APGC Seminar: What lies beneath? Optimising root traits for crop resilience](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-what-lies-beneath-optimising-root-traits-for-crop-resilience/) - Seminar by Darren Wells, Principal Research Fellow in Plant and Crop Biophysics, University of Nottingham.
- [APGC Seminar | Plant Breeding with Genomic Selection and High-Dimensional Predictors](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-plant-breeding-with-genomic-selection-and-high-dimensional-predictors/) - Seminar by Diego Jarquin (Assistant Professor, The University of Florida)
- [APGC Seminar | Can technology help break the glass ceiling and unleash AI?](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-can-technology-help-break-the-glass-ceiling-and-unleash-ai/) - Seminar by Paul Gauthier (Professor of Protected Agriculture and Controlled Environment, The University of Queensland)
- [APGC Seminar | Securing Public Food Supply: Vertical Farming & Sustainable Agriculture](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-securing-public-food-supply-vertical-farming-sustainable-agriculture/) - Seminar by Chungui Lu (Professor of Sustainable Agriculture in the School of Animal, Rural & Environmental Sciences at Nottingham Trent University)
- [GreenTech](https://apgc.org.uk/greentech/) - From 11 - 13 June 2024, we will be attending GreenTech Amsterdam at RAI Amsterdam.
- [The James Hutton Institute opens pioneering crop storage facility](https://apgc.org.uk/the-james-hutton-institute-opens-pioneering-crop-storage-facility/) - A new facility focused on the future of crop storage has opened at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie.
- [APGC: Super strawberries bring hopes for diabetics and dieters](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-super-strawberries-bring-hopes-for-diabetics-and-dieters/) - Rob Hancock, Deputy Director of The Advanced Plant Growth Centre, speaks with The Herald on his latest research exploring LED lighting and its impact on strawberries which could produce better fruit and boost farmers’s crops.
- [James Hutton Institute joins forces with Crocus Labs to transform light use in plant and crop production](https://apgc.org.uk/james-hutton-institute-joins-forces-with-crocus-labs-to-transform-light-use-in-plant-and-crop-production/) - The research is initially focusing on the berry propagation in greenhouse as well as in controlled environment agriculture (CEA).
- [APGC Seminar Series: From Plants to people](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-series-from-plants-to-people/) - Seminar by Dr Valerio Giuffrida, Assistant Professor in Computer Vision at the School of Computer Science in the University of Nottingham.
- [Scotland is ready for the phenomic revolution](https://apgc.org.uk/scotland-is-ready-for-the-phenomic-revolution/) - In the year 2000, advances in technology enabled us to identify a plant’s complete DNA sequence. It unlocked our understanding of crop genetics but since then, scientists have struggled to use this information fully.
- [APGC welcomes project to develop precision breeding pipeline in potato](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-welcomes-project-to-develop-precision-breeding-pipeline-in-potato/) - The Advanced Plant Growth Centre are pleased to announce a new research project working in collaboration with Lincoln-based R&D company B-Hive Innovations and Branston Ltd., a leading supplier of potatoes and other fresh produce to UK retailers.
- [APGC Seminar Series: Conducting Life Cycle Assessments with Vertical Farms](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-series-conducting-life-cycle-assessments-with-vertical-farms/) - We are excited to announce the next in a series of seminars.
- [Blog: Embracing Opportunities - The James Hutton Institute and APGC's Path Forward in Light of COP28 Outcomes](https://apgc.org.uk/blog-embracing-opportunities-the-james-hutton-institute-and-apgcs-path-forward-in-light-of-cop28-outcomes/) - As the world's attention turned to the pressing issues of climate change at COP28, particularly the critical role of agriculture and food systems, the Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC), supported by Scottish Development International (SDI), took a pivotal step forward. My role as Business Development Manager for APGC, situated within James Hutton Limited (JHL) - the commercial arm of the James Hutton Institute (JHI) - placed me at the heart of these discussions. Our mission was clear: to engage in the global dialogue on sustainable agriculture, showcasing APGC's commitment to Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and its potential to address climate challenges.
- [APGC Seminar Series: Precision breeding utilizing non-GM technologies](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-series-precision-breeding-utilizing-non-gm-technologies/) - We are excited to announce the next in a series of seminars.
- [APGC Seminar Series: Engineering Crops to Maximise Yield and Uniformity in Controlled Environmental Conditions](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-series-engineering-crops-to-maximise-yield-and-uniformity-in-controlled-environmental-conditions/) - We are excited to announce the next in our series of seminars.
- [Vertical farming consortium secures UK Government funding to advance low-emission, low cost food production in the UK.](https://apgc.org.uk/vertical-farming-consortium-secures-uk-government-funding-to-advance-low-emission-low-cost-food-production-in-the-uk/) - V-FAST consortium backed by Innovate UK and the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council. A consortium of four British companies, comprising UK Urban AgriTech (UKUAT), Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd, RheEnergise and James Hutton Institute has received a grant from the UK Government to advance the development of low-carbon and low-cost food production. Specifically, the V-FAST consortium will explore how co-locating energy storage (RheEnergise’s HD Hydro® Energy Storage system) with vertical farms can support a low-emission route to growing protein-rich crops in a controlled environment.
- [Dr Graham Clarkson, Director of Breeding, Edward Vinson Ltd.](https://apgc.org.uk/dr-graham-clarkson-director-of-breeding-edward-vinson-ltd/) - Molecular Phenotyping is Essential for the Pharma Industry
- [Oskar Fletcher, CEO, Blossom Genetics](https://apgc.org.uk/oskar-fletcher-ceo-blossom-genetics/) - Molecular Phenotyping is Essential for the Pharma Industry
- [APGC Seminar: in collaboration with Green Bioactives](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-7th-september-2023/) - We are excited to announce the next in a series of seminars.
- [Safeguarding crop storage research in the UK](https://apgc.org.uk/safeguarding-crop-storage-research-in-the-uk/) - The Crop Storage and Post-harvest Solutions (CSPS) facility network spans across three strategic locations within the UK.
- [Hutton’s Advanced Plant Growth Centre strengthens its leadership team with new deputy director](https://apgc.org.uk/huttons-advanced-plant-growth-centre-strengthens-its-leadership-team-with-new-deputy-director/) - The James Hutton Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Robert Hancock as Deputy Director of the Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC). Dr Hancock has been closely involved with the development of the project since its inception, and has played a key role in developing the phenotyping platform whilst working with the UK
- [APGC response to the UK parliamentary net zero report](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-response-to-the-uk-parliamentary-net-zero-report/) - At the Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC), we are excited to unveil our new state-of-the-art facilities for advancing agricultural science and technology. We applaud the recent UK parliamentary report for highlighting several innovations that can help achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture. As the report notes, gene editing, novel proteins, precision agriculture, and
- [£800k Government Grant for Broccoli Protein Upcycling Consortium](https://apgc.org.uk/800k-government-grant-for-broccoli-protein-upcycling-consortium/) - UPP, the harvesting technology and broccoli proteininnovator has led a consortium of AgriFoodTech researchers and engineers, including the James Hutton Institute and Agri-EPI Centre, in winning a joint grant from the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The new SusProt Project will focus on utilising the 80% of
- [Dr Jennifer Bromley, Chief Research Officer, Vertical Future](https://apgc.org.uk/dr-jennifer-bromley-chief-research-officer-vertical-future/) - Vertical Future is trying to push the boundaries of vertical farms.
- [Kaisa Kantola, Liberty Produce and Future Farming Hub](https://apgc.org.uk/kaisa kantola-liberty-produce-and-future-farming-hub/) - All four quadrants of the APGC are of interest to our work.
- [APGC Seminar: Taming the variability in plant pest and disease outbreaks](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-taming-the-variability-in-plant-pest-and-disease-outbreaks/) - Seminar by Professor Adam Kleczkowski, Strathclyde University
- [APGC Seminar: Root radar discovering and decoding novel rhizosphere signal](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-root-radar-discovering-and-decoding-novel-rhizosphere-signal/) - Seminar by Malcolm Bennett, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham
- [APGC Seminar: PhenomUK RI](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-phenomuk-ri/) - Seminar by Tony Pridmore, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham
- [APGC seminar: Listening to the fruit and vegetables](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-listening-to-the-fruit-and-vegetables/) - Seminar by Debbie Rees, Plant Physiologist, Natural Resources Institute (NRI)
- [APGC Seminar: Things that go bump in the night](https://apgc.org.uk/apgc-seminar-things-that-go-bump-in-the-night/) - Seminar by Lorna McAusland, plant physiologist, University of Nottingham
- [Food security rests on the growth of farming indoors](https://apgc.org.uk/food-security-rests-on-the-growth-of-farming-indoors/) - We cannot keep on producing food in the same way and expecting different results.
- [The evolution of innovation offers the agrifood solution](https://apgc.org.uk/the-evolution-of-innovation-offers-the-agrifood-solution/) - The recognition and momentum for action on increased food production in Scotland is growing.
- [Scotland’s larder has significant potential if we better realise our resources](https://apgc.org.uk/scotland’s-larder-has-significant-potential-if-we-better-realise-our-resources/) - These resources are wide and far-ranging and sit right on our doorstep.
- [Scotland is firmly at the forefront of agricultural innovation](https://apgc.org.uk/scotland-is-firmly-at-the-forefront-of-agricultural-innovation/) - Global food security is going to be a dominant economic theme over the next decade.
- [Tanveer Khan, Head of Science, Intelligent Growth Solutions](https://apgc.org.uk/tanveer-khan-head-of-science-intelligent-growth-solutions/) - Collaboration between science, technology and agriculture key
- [New appointments to boost flagship innovation initiatives](https://apgc.org.uk/new-appointments-to-boost-flagship-innovation-initiatives/) - The James Hutton Institute has announced the appointment of directors for three flagship research and innovation initiatives: the International Barley Hub (IBH) and the Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC), both based in Dundee, and the International Land Use Study Centre (ILUSC) in Aberdeen. Barley is Scotland's most important crop and a fundamental component of many
- [Hutton and Liberty Produce to help advance Singapore’s food sustainability and net-zero goals](https://apgc.org.uk/hutton-and-liberty-produce-to-help-advance-singapore’s-food-sustainability-and-net-zero-goals/) - An industry team led by agritech specialist Liberty Produce and supported by the James Hutton Institute has won Innovate UK funding to develop innovative hybrid farming and greenhouse technologies to work towards Singapore’s food security and net-zero goals. The award will see Liberty Produce jointly lead the Hybrid Advanced Research Vertical Farming Environment Systems and Technology (HARVEST) consortium with
- [Building work starts in earnest for International Barley Hub and Advanced Plant Growth Centre](https://apgc.org.uk/building-work-starts-in-earnest-for-international-barley-hub-and-advanced-plant-growth-centre/) - Building work has now begun on the International Barley Hub (IBH) and Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) at the James Hutton Institute. The two plant science innovation centres are being supported by £45 million from the UK Government and £17 million from the Scottish Government as part of the Tay Cities Region Deal. The deal is a £700
- [Blue light inhibits immune response of potato to late blight disease](https://apgc.org.uk/blue-light-inhibits-immune-response-of-potato-to-late-blight-disease/) - Daylight is made from a spectrum of wavelengths and plants possess receptors that can detect red and blue light. Blue light is important for plant growth and yet inhibits the immune response of potato plants to Phytophthora infestans, making them more susceptible to potato late blight, a research team featuring plant scientists from the James Hutton
- [James Hutton Institute welcomes Defra announcement on gene editing](https://apgc.org.uk/james-hutton-institute-welcomes-defra-announcement-on-gene-editing/) - The James Hutton Institute has welcomed plans unveiled by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to pave the way to enable use of gene editing technologies in England. Gene editing can unlock benefits to nature, the environment and help farmers with crops to enhance resilience to pests, disease or extreme weather. Professor
- [Rural affairs secretary sees vision of climate-positive, futuristic farming](https://apgc.org.uk/rural-affairs-secretary-sees-vision-of-climate-positive-futuristic-farming/) - The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon MSP, got a vision of climate-positive agriculture and future farming technologies when she visited the James Hutton Institute in Dundee. Ms Gougeon heard about Hutton plans for a Potato Innovation and Translation Hub in Invergowrie. The hub is envisioned as a collaborative partnership
- [Institute’s enlightenment ideas help feed the future](https://apgc.org.uk/institute’s-enlightenment-ideas-help-feed-the-future/) - This article by Magnus Linklater originally appeared in The Times on 28th November and is reproduced with their kind permission. In a cluster of sheds on the outskirts of Dundee they are exploring the future of farming. There are four aluminium towers, with layer upon layer of open trays, each beneath a ceiling of LED lights shining down on
- [Contract signed for construction of £28.7m combined Advanced Plant Growth Centre and International Barley Hub](https://apgc.org.uk/contract-signed-for-construction-of-£28-7m-combined-advanced-plant-growth-centre-and-international-barley-hub/) - The James Hutton Institute and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed construction contracts worth £28.7m for the next stage of the ongoing redevelopment of The James Hutton Institute’s Invergowrie estate. This new contract comprises the construction of a combined Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) and International Barley Hub (IBH). Procured via the SCAPE Scotland Construction Framework, and part-funded

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- [Home](https://apgc.org.uk/) - Our facilities Turning controlled environment science into real-world results We help researchers, breeders and agri-innovation teams test, compare and understand plant performance with confidence. Our advanced growth facilities and scientific expertise deliver reliable, repeatable insights that support better decisions. Discuss your project The APGC received an overall investment package of £27 million to develop an Institute-led
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- [Advanced Plant Growth Centre facilities​](https://apgc.org.uk/facilities/overview/) - Delivering the future Positioned between research and industry, the Advanced Plant Growth Centre facilities​ bring together a range of technologies in a single research facility. These facilities are interconnected but independent, facilitating scientific innovation and discovery in controlled environments, precision agriculture and phenotyping. We are targeting the next generation of agscience, agritech, pharmatech and crop science organisations to partner, collaborate and support.
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- [Vertical growth tower](https://apgc.org.uk/facilities/vertical-farms/) - The Vertical Growth Tower provides a high-density, fully controlled indoor growing system,enabling consistent, year-round crop production and accelerated experimental cycles. It supports the evaluation of plant performance and optimisation of production strategies under conditions representative of modern controlled environment agriculture systems. What’s available Multi-layer vertical growing systems with integrated environmental control Precise management of light Explore the Advanced Plant Growth Centre's Vertical Growth Tower—an indoor vertical farming facility in Scotland offering controlled environments
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- [Impact](https://apgc.org.uk/our-impact/) - Impact of The Advanced Plant Growth Centre Impact of The Advanced Plant Growth Centre - We exist to harness the entrepreneurial spirit within the agriculture, food and drink sectors and enhance the collective capability and innovation. Our unique state-of-the-art facilities combine the best technological and digital solutions with world-recognised plant science to enhance food and crop security for the
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## Projects

- [Food security](https://apgc.org.uk/projects/food-security/) - Scottish Alliance for Food - health, equity and sustainability (SCAF) The Scottish Alliance for Food (SCAF) is a collaborative initiative bringing together perspectives from social, natural, and applied sciences, arts and humanities, to address critical emerging research questions related to building a better food future for all. Dates: 2023 - 2027 Funding: £311k. Scottish Funding
- [Breeding programmes](https://apgc.org.uk/projects/breeding-programmes/) - Plan for growth: advances in cannabis genetics Dates: 2022 - 2025 Funding: £289k. KTP with Blossom Genetics. Plants have been a traditional source of many materials to humans encompassing food, fibre, fuel and medicines. The pharmaceutical industry was traditionally based on plant extracts and to this day a significant proportion of our existing medicines are
- [Fruit quality](https://apgc.org.uk/projects/fruit-quality/) - Strawberry breeding - knowledge transfer partnerships and Edward Vinson. Working with Edward Vinson (EV) to introduce and embed technologies for molecular breeding in octoploid strawberry. Dates: April 2022 - January 2025 Funding: £200k This project take advantage of populations developed by EV that will be genotyped using a commercial SNP array and phenotyped over three
- [Vertical farming](https://apgc.org.uk/projects/vertical-farming/) - Supporting Scottish communities for a healthy and sustainable, local food system: the role of vertical farming. This projects aims to assess the barriers and opportunities for vertical farming to be applied in Scotland as an environmentally sustainable food system. Dates: 2022 - 2026 Funding: £120k. Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services Division of the

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- [Advanced Plant Growth Centre](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/advanced-plant-growth-centre/)
- [James Hutton Institute](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/james-hutton-institute/)
- [COP28](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/cop28/)
- [LED](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/led/)
- [NAPIC](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/napic/)
- [Protein](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/protein/)
- [Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/biotechnology-and-biological-sciences-research-council-bbsrc/)
- [BBSRC](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/bbsrc/)
- [cannabis](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/cannabis/)
- [Tay Cities Region Deal](https://apgc.org.uk/tag/tay-cities-region-deal/)