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Validation in oilseed rape of a transcriptome-based technology for trait prediction, especially hybrid vigour

Reference	BBS/E/J/000CA359
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Ian Bancroft
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	25,551
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/06/2009
End date	31/12/2010
Duration	19 months

Abstract

Many species exhibit increased growth rates, reach larger sizes and, in the cases of crops and farm animals, produce higher yields when grown as hybrids ('hybrid vigour') but breeding for this trait is both intractable and expensive. Building upon our breakthroughs in understanding the molecular basis of this phenomenon, we have developed a technology that permits the quantitative prediction of hybrid vigour, and have demonstrated its utility in maize. We anticipate applicability in a wide range of crops, and even in livestock. However, in both species tested so far, the studies have used collections representing broad ranges of genetic diversity rather than realistic breeding material. We propose to validate the technology for use in breeding programmes using winter oilseed rape, which is one of the crops most closely related to our model species, A. thaliana.

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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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