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Genetic regulation of canopy architecture in oilseed rape

ReferenceBBS/E/J/00000431
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Ian Bancroft
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution John Innes Centre
DepartmentJohn Innes Centre Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 2,728,267
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/01/1998
End date 29/01/2014
Duration192 months

Abstract

The allocation of resources between the harvested product of oilseed rape, its seeds, and biomass co-product, straw, influences yield. We are taking a comparative QTL approach to understand the genetic control of canopy architecture in oilseed rape. This involves combining genetic and genomic information with precise phenotyping of canopy architecture traits in both oilseed rape (Brassica napus) and Arabidopsis thaliana. The work exploits Recombinant Inbred populations of A. thaliana and Doubled Haploid mapping populations of oilseed rape, and provides a platform for associated uplift activities.

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Committee Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research TopicsBioenergy, Crop Science, Industrial Biotechnology, Plant Science
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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