Matthew Back 🇺🇦

@David1822 @Forests_MDPI Look forward to reading!

🆕 In our newly published paper in @Forests_MDPI, we explored how wood incubation influences the detection of the #pinewood_nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) in both pallet samples and fresh wood 🗞️ Read the paper at mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/2… | doi.org/10.3390/f16020…

@SamE_mathew @FusariumUK @HarperAdamsUni Field

@DrMattBack @FusariumUK @HarperAdamsUni How I survived the field trips in this kind of weather in that part of my "life cycle" at @HarperAdamsUni beats me! D for determination..... Hello👋🏿 Harper people, greetings from Africa in general, Kenya to be specific, ❤️

Braving the frost with my colleague @FusariumUK and our group of PgC students taking the Plant Health Practices. We still managed to find 10 different symptoms of disease and pest damage on oilseed rape, sugar beet and winter wheat! @HarperAdamsUni

@SamE_mathew @FusariumUK @HarperAdamsUni Hi Samuel, Good to hear from you….yes, from eld work in the UK has it’s moments. Hope all well with you ☺️

@Dr_Joe_Roberts @HarperAdamsUni Congratulations Joe - well done

A small update ahead of Christmas… I was recently promoted to Reader in Integrated Pest Management @HarperAdamsUni! Many thanks to all my colleagues, students, and collaborators who made this achievement possible. Bring on 2025! Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

As always a fantastic day in the Nematologists calendar @aab_nematology Advances in Nematology at the London @LinneanSociety. Great representation by @HarperAdamsUni staff and students. Guest appearance by my daughter Emily

@Valeria_orl7 @DefraGovUK @FeraScience Fabulous, safe trip ☺️

Ready to start our trip to #Australia and #NewZealand to conduct study visit under Barcoding at borders project funded by @DefraGovUK for enhancing Plant Biosecurity. Proud to be part of this amazing @FeraScience team! Stay tuned for any updates of the trip and visit! ✈️🌱🌷🌻🪴

I'm delighted to advertise our new fully funded PhD project: Can regenerative farming techniques increase the biocontrol potential of entomopathogenic nematodes against the cabbage stem flea beetle? Supervisors: Fisayo Daramola, Neil Havis, @DrMattBack. e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/supervi…

Interested in supporting the new Dr. Richard Sikora Travel Award? See information about this great cause in the flyer below.

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Fantastic new PhD opportunity with @HarperAdamsUni and @niabgroup ctp-sai.org/projects-for-2…

Amazing week at the 8th International Symposium of Biofumigation in San Pedro, Argentina. Thank you to @biofumigationar for their kind invitation @HarperAdamsUni

@JanineAcrops Congratulations Janine…glad to see your talent being recognised ☺️

This means a lot 🥲 so very appreciative of this award.

News - International experts meet at University to discuss latest research on major crop pest | Harper Adams University harper-adams.ac.uk/news/211236/in… @AABiologists @aab_nematology @DrKasiaDybal

@entoalexandra Great to have you on board Alex - looking forward to working with you on your PhD journey 🌄

Kicked off my first day as a PhD student! It was an enjoyable, albeit rainy, start. Excited for the journey ahead! #NewBeginnings

Would you ever consider non-crop annual plants (eg annual wildflowers) to support pollination, natural pest control or other ecosystem services on-farm? We would love to hear your thoughts.

@nbosilong3192 Thank-you for your kind words Ona. Hope that all is well in Botswana 🇧🇼

The people’s supervisor 🥰❤️

It's 11-13 Nov 2025 Register grassland.org.nz/events.php: share/ register @KiwiYoung @GrasslandSocSA @GrassResearch @CGIAR @ILRI @LincolnAgritech @AgResearchNEWS @DrMattBack @ADjikeng @lmsibanda @BSPPjournals @royalsocietynz @HRivedal @Plant_Pathogens @plantdisease @EndophyteDiva

@Korede_Rise Really pleased to see this Korede - fantastic

I am excited to share that I have started my Post-Doctoral position at the University of Florida! I am grateful for the opportunity to continue my research and academic journey at such a prestigious institution. I am indeed grateful to everyone who has supported me so far.🙏🥰