Precision Breeding
Precision Breeding
Norwich Research Park has been a centre of excellence for precision breeding from the start, with expertise in developing precision breeding tools and applying them to produce plants with interesting and useful characteristics, to developing potential products and testing them in clinical trials and in glasshouse and field trials, through to the commercialisation of useful products Please browse this page to learn more about this fascinating and useful technology.
What is gene editing and precision breeding?
Precision breeding can help scientists develop healthier, more resilient crops, in turn supporting food security, reducing pressure on the environment, and helping plants better withstand pests, diseases and a changing climate. In England, new regulations for precision bred plants were passed on 13 May 2025 and came into effect on 14 November 2025, creating new opportunities for plant and microbial science to improve the health of plants, people and the planet.
Precision Breeding Activities at Norwich Research Park
Precision Breeding - What's the Story?
Precision Breeding Research for Crop Tolerance
- PotatoPlus - Blight resistant potatoes | TSL
- Disease-resistant Risotto Rice field trials | TSL
- Pest and disease-resistance in Rice | Tropic
- Disease-resistance in Bananas | Tropic
- Virus-resistant Sugar Beet | Tropic
- Disease resistance in pigs and cows | Tropic
- Disease-resistant in Sugar Beet | JIC/Tropic
- Gene editing at Norwich Research Park | JIC
Precision Breeding Research for Healthier foods
