VISITORS to an exhibition at a Kidder-minster school will learn how the discovery of DNA has improved knowledge of plants.

The national mobile interactive exhibition, DNA in the Garden, will be at King Charles I School in Comberton Road until Saturday.

Visitors to the exhibition - which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA - will be able to explore some of the latest scientific research on plants and see it in context with other important historical landmarks in plant science.

The exhibition, developed jointly with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - BBSRC - and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will include displays about modern plant breeding and aspects of genetic engineering.

The school will also showcase some of the plant science carried out there, including endangered orchids from seed in the dedicated orchid propagation laboratory.

Dr Nigel Collins, science enrichment and science centre manager at the school, said: "We are delighted to have this national exhibition in the school's new Science Theatre.

"We are able to complement the exhibition with our experimental plots containing 20 potato cultivators, including many modern varieties but also one dating back to the 19th century, as well as various greenhouse projects.

"We are looking forward to welcoming the public."