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  • Investigating the use of a Novel Green Manure to treat Replant Disease on Sorbus aucuparia

    Replant Disease (RD) can have significant impacts on the production of rosaceous trees, such as apple, pear, cherry and rowan. RD is a chronic global issue caused by a complex of pathogens, which causes root destruction, limited canopy growth and insufficient fruit yields. Subsequent to 1993, the now revoked broad spectrum fumigant methyl bromide was successfully used as a control for this disease. In line with EU legislation, which emphasises the importance of green alternatives to chemicals, this research proposes the use of an antimicrobial Novel Green Manure (NGM).

    This study is funded by the Thomas Harrison Trust.


  • Conference Speaker:

    • Affect of Novel Green Manure on Sorbus aucuparia tree roots. Australasian Plant Pathology Conference. 12th-14th Sept 2015. Fremantle, Western Australia.
    • Moulton College Research Symposium, December 2014.
    • PhD Transfer Seminar, May 2014 – approved.

    Poster Presenter:

    • SET for Britain, Portcullis House, London, March 2016
    • European Conference of Arboriculture, Turin, May 2014.
    • University of Northampton Research Poster Competition, May 2014.
    • TPBE II, University of Birmingham, April 2014.
    • British Society for Plant Pathology meeting Visions of Plant Disease Management in 2050, University of Aston, December 2013.
    • British Society for Plant Pathology meeting Protecting our Woodlands, University of Reading – Sept 2013.
    • International Congress of Plant Pathology, Beijing, China, August 2013.
    • University of Northampton Research Poster Competition, May 2012.

  • Julia is currently employed as an Associate Lecturer at Moulton College in Northamptonshire and is registered as a part-time PhD student with the University of Northampton. Julia is a diligent and conscientious scientist who has led an ambitious project in an independent and enthusiastic manner. An enthusiastic and intrinsically motivated individual, Julia clearly has the determination and application to succeed. Having interests in and supervising research other than her own has broadened and stimulated her mind. Outside of work Julia is an avid artist and enjoys travelling and being enveloped by the culture of the place she is visiting.