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New Heritage Breeding for accelerated trait development in barley

Reference	BB/K02003X/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Christopher Ridout
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Paul Nicholson, Dr Keith Thomas
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	Crop Genetics
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	198,073
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	08/05/2013
End date	07/11/2014
Duration	18 months

Abstract

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Summary

This project develops a business strategy to accelerate the breeding of crop varieties by connecting all users in the supply chain. We revived Chevalier, a Victorian premium malting barley, and discovered that it is resistant to Fusarium head blight (FHB), an important disease that contaminates grain with mycotoxins. The objectives are to 1) evaluate the agronomy, malting characteristics and brewing potential of Chevalier 2), identify and perform malting trials on FHB resistant lines from a cross between Chevalier and a modern variety; FHB resistance would reduce the need for pesticides, 3) develop a business plan for New Heritage Breeding which evaluates heritage varieties for niche markets and accelerates breeding of varieties for specific markets. The project benefits crop breeders, farmers, maltsters and consumers who will obtain new products with reduced environmental impact. The project defines a model for other crop improvement programmes.

Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Crop Science, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Follow-On Fund (FOF) [2004-2015]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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