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The DEFRA Wheat Genetic Improvement Network

Reference	BBS/E/J/0000A174
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor John Snape
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	464,430
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/07/2003
End date	31/05/2009
Duration	71 months

Abstract

The Wheat Genetic Improvement Network is a 5 year Defra-supported initiative, started in 2003, in which JIC and Rothampstead Research will collaborate to provide a suite of underpinning resources and research to the UK wheat breeding industry. The JIC contribution involves: (1) the provision and enhancement of germplasm, taking in cultivar and landrace collections, cytogenetic stocks and mapping populations; (2) the development of novel genetic markers, particularly aimed at genic sequences. This will include platforms based on SSRs, SNPs and functional DNA fingerprinting; (3) the incorporation of both markers and selected phenotypic traits of value to the enhancement of agricultural sustainability into genetic maps; (4) the linking of the physical and genetic maps of wheat by mapping ESTs on to a hexaploid wheat BAC (bacterial artificial chromosome) library; (5) the analysis of the molecular diversity of UK and European winter wheat to illuminate the genetic basis of 50 years of genetic advance; and (6) the generation, maintenance and characterization of a large collection of mutagenized lines to aid in gene discovery. The Network is guided by a management committee which includes representatives from the funders, the research providers and the end-user community.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
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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