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Innovative Approaches, Technologies and Resources

Reference	BBS/E/J/000PR9789
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Cristobal Uauy
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Michael Bevan, Professor Enrico Coen, Professor Simon Griffiths, Professor Lars Ostergaard, Professor Steven Penfield, Professor Robert Sablowski, Dr Richard Smith
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	1,504,591
Status	Current
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/2017
End date	31/03/2023
Duration	59 months

Abstract

Our research encompasses the development and application of three innovative approaches to crop plant genomics, automated phenotyping and interpreting image data. These technologies and resources underpin research at JIC and elsewhere and promote new ways of working in plant science. Our in-field phenotyping and data management system will form part of a wider UK network for measuring crop performance in different environments, directly addressing goals in biotechnology and supporting precision tools. Specifically, we will develop infrastructure for automatic phenotyping of crop growth at the JIC Experimental Farm, and create new computational methods for analysis of plant growth in the field. This work will be carried out in collaboration with the EI High Performance Computing Group and Rothamsted Research (RRES). When fully operational, the JIC Automated Phenotyping Facility will form part of the National Plant Phenotyping Network, feeding data to the Agrimetrics Centre. We are also closely involved in the application of new computational approaches that aim to obtain structural understanding from image data generated by the Bioimaging Facility. Finally, we are responsible for innovation in gene transfer and genome engineering in the JIC Transformation Technology Platform. This provides the means to apply synthetic biology applications to wheat and brassica crops, and also provides a service for industrial collaborations.

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Crop Science, Plant Science, Synthetic Biology, Technology and Methods Development
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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