{"id":299,"date":"2021-12-03T09:42:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T09:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/?page_id=299"},"modified":"2022-08-12T16:51:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:51:07","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/about\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Project TROPICAL is a collaborative effort between researchers at the <a href=\"http:\/\/reading.ac.uk\">University of Reading<\/a> (UoR), UK and the <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/about\/meet-the-team\/mssrf\/\">M S Swaminathan Research Foundation<\/a> (MSSRF) India.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Working closely with the Reddiarchatram Seed Grower\u2019s Association (RSGA) and small holder farmers in rural Tamil Nadu growing moringa and mango, the team are investigating if floral interventions can boost pollinator numbers and pollination services in these two key crops and provide a positive impact on yield and quality of produce thereby improving small holder livelihoods in this region.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-754 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/176\/2022\/08\/pqialdNp_400x400-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/176\/2022\/08\/pqialdNp_400x400-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/176\/2022\/08\/pqialdNp_400x400-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/176\/2022\/08\/pqialdNp_400x400.png 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/about\/meet-the-team\/reading-team\/\">University of Reading Team<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-768 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/176\/2022\/08\/mssrf-logo-thumbnail-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/gcrf-tropical\/about\/meet-the-team\/mssrf\/\">M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Team<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Project TROPICAL is a collaborative effort between researchers at the University of Reading (UoR), UK and the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) India. 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