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Utilising Illumina sequencing for high throughput genotyping of wheat

Reference	BBS/E/T/000GP079
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Matthew Clark
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Earlham Institute
Department	Earlham Institute Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	3,251
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/01/2017
End date	31/03/2017
Duration	2 months

Abstract

Genetic markers are used to identify differences in the genetic make-up of individuals in large populations. In crop plants genetic markers are very important for breeding improved crops because they can be used to trace the contributions of parents to their offspring. This enable breeders to identify quickly regions of DNA that confer desirable traits and breed these regions into lines, while eliminating undesired regions. Crop breeding requires many plants to be screened for their genetic make-up over several years. The more genetic markers that are used the more precise breeding can be made, reducing the time and uncertainty in the process. Achieving improved efficiency and predictability in plant breeding is centrally important for securing future supplies of key crops such as wheat. We aim to use our expertise in wheat genomics and next-generation sequencing to develop high- throughput genotyping for wheat in collaboration with UK wheat breeders. This project builds directly on the work carried out as part of the BBSRC sLoLa “Triticeae Genomics for Sustainable Agriculture“ which has produced 6 Wheat genome assemblies to date. We will mine these genomes and other datasets for suitable polymorphisms, and develop methodologies for the high throughput genotyping of wheat that use the capacity and precision of Illumina sequencing methods to sequence these polymorphic loci in wheat genomes.

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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