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Manipulating the Lolium-Festuca gene pool: targeted transfer between Lolium perenne and Festuca pratensis

ReferenceD06604
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Robert Jones
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Aberystwyth University
DepartmentInst of Biological, Environ & Rural Sci
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 130,534
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/02/1997
End date 01/02/2000
Duration36 months

Abstract

Developments in technology have presented us with new opportunities to manipulate the Lolium-Festuca complex gene pool and to target the transfer of specific genes between species. By the use of fluorescent in situ hybridisation, microdissection and DNA marker technologies we will 1) introgress agronomically important genes from Festuca into Lolium 2) develop mapping procedures that will integrate physical and genetic markers 3) isolate markers tightly linked to genes of interest and 4) determine the extent of collinearity that exists between Lolium/Festuca and other grass species.

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Committee Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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