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15-IWYP Using Next Generation Genetic Approaches to Exploit Phenotypic Variation in Photosynthetic Efficiency to Increase Wheat Yield

Reference	BB/N020871/2
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Anthony Hall
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Professor Neil Hall, Professor Martin Parry
Institution	Earlham Institute
Department	Research Faculty
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	749,691
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/10/2016
End date	30/09/2019
Duration	36 months

Abstract

Phenotyping photosynthetic characters from diverse lines of wheat will be combined with next generation genetic approaches to enable the identification of markers and genes associated with each trait. Such knowledge will enable combinations of these traits to be rapidly incorporated into elite wheat lines to increase yields based on improved photosynthetic efficiency. Moreover, identifying the genes and mutations responsible for the traits will provide an understanding of the biology underpinning the trait and the ability to use precision genome engineering tools in the future. The project will identify wheat material, develop markers and build bioinformatics tools. All of this will be made available to the international community via CIMMYT and iPlant. The project builds upon high throughput methods and knowledge developed by the wheat yield consortium and utilises exome capture technology to discover the relevant genetic information in a cost effective manner. The project combines the diverse expertise in photosynthesis, genetics, wheat physiology and breeding from Lancaster, Liverpool, ANU and CIMMYT and leverages off related existing research.

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Crop Science, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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