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The DEFRA Wheat Genetic Improvement Network 2

Reference	BBS/E/J/000CA393
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Simon Griffiths
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	458,702
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/12/2008
End date	31/08/2014
Duration	69 months

Abstract

This proposed LINK project aims to improve resource use efficiency and reduce lodging in wheat by developing reliable genetic markers and physiological understanding for genes that increase yield and affect height. It is estimated that reliable markers for two yield genes will enable breeders to increase yield by 10% without increasing the crop’s requirement for crop inputs. A physiological understanding of how the genes increase yield will ensure that crop management is tailored to achieve the greater yields as well as identifying the traits that must be improved to further increase yield. Genetic markers for five height genes (which are in addition to the known semi-dwarfing genes) will enable breeders to design crosses to minimise lodging risk and increase yield. Genetic markers for the height genes will also be used to predict which varieties will respond most to PGRs since some of the height genes have been shown to be more responsive to PGRs than others.

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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