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Understanding the genetic mechanisms controlling yield and quality in wheat

Reference	BBS/E/J/000C0617
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Simon Griffiths
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	1,158,531
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/2006
End date	31/03/2017
Duration	131 months

Abstract

The majority of characters of agronomic importance in crop species, including yield and end use quality, show continuous variation where the effects of individual genes (so called Quantitative trait loci), cannot be discerned. The aim of this project is to deploy genetic and genomic tools to map and clone such genes. This is an essential prerequisite for understanding their modes of action and making them available as targets for genetic manipulation by plant breeders. The work has particular emphasis on wheat since this is the UK's most important agricultural crop. The project also targets comparative analysis between wheat and other cereal and model species to integrate the genetics of all the major cereal crops into a common framework.

Summary

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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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