Genetic improvement of pea to replace soyabean in the diets of poultry and monogastric livestock (PeaGen)
Lead Research Organisation:
Aberystwyth University
Department Name: IBERS
Abstract
Higher agricultural productivity and sustainability is critical to meeting the global challenges of food security in the presence of climate change. Legume crops are a critical source of plant-based proteins for people and animals. As the world demand for animal products increases, the demand for vegetable proteins as animal feedstocks also rises and the UK in common with other countries faces a shortfall in domestic vegetable protein production capability. In the EU 70% of the protein fed to animals is imported, mostly soyabean or soya meal with soya meal accounting for 33% of the protein in UK livestock feeds. In 2011-12 UK imports of soya products reached 1.83 million tonnes, the majority of this being transgenic soya imported from South America. Increasing the amount of UK grown protein to replace imported soya products is recognised as a major challenge for the UK animal feed sector.
In this LINK proposal we will develop and apply new genetic approaches to enhance the nutritional value (protein and water soluble carbohydrate) of the pea (Pisum sativum L.) seed, to increase the use of pea as a high quality feed in animal diets, reducing the UK protein deficit from the import of soya products and also delivering environmental benefits to livestock production systems. The proposal builds on knowledge gained in BBSRC, EU, Defra, Innovate UK and levy board-funded research on the genetics and agronomy of pulses that have led to the development of novel lines of pea with higher protein content. We will use our expertise in plant genomics, pea genetics and breeding, agronomy, plant chemistry and animal nutrition to integrate the germplasm with improved grain composition into improved pea varieties. With industry partners from the poultry and pig sector as well as crop developers, we will analyse the impact of replacing soya with these new pea varieties in feed rations on the growth of monogastrics and poultry and the economic and environmental impact of their inclusion. Although the focus is on poultry and monogastrics, the project will provide information on the value of including these new pea lines for other sectors (ruminants and aquaculture).
In this LINK proposal we will develop and apply new genetic approaches to enhance the nutritional value (protein and water soluble carbohydrate) of the pea (Pisum sativum L.) seed, to increase the use of pea as a high quality feed in animal diets, reducing the UK protein deficit from the import of soya products and also delivering environmental benefits to livestock production systems. The proposal builds on knowledge gained in BBSRC, EU, Defra, Innovate UK and levy board-funded research on the genetics and agronomy of pulses that have led to the development of novel lines of pea with higher protein content. We will use our expertise in plant genomics, pea genetics and breeding, agronomy, plant chemistry and animal nutrition to integrate the germplasm with improved grain composition into improved pea varieties. With industry partners from the poultry and pig sector as well as crop developers, we will analyse the impact of replacing soya with these new pea varieties in feed rations on the growth of monogastrics and poultry and the economic and environmental impact of their inclusion. Although the focus is on poultry and monogastrics, the project will provide information on the value of including these new pea lines for other sectors (ruminants and aquaculture).
Technical Summary
A challenge faced by the UK and EU livestock sector is the current shortfall in domestically produced protein for animal feed. The UK is almost completely reliant on imported soyabean and soya meal to make up this deficit. We propose to address this issue by developing and applying new genetic approaches to improve the nutritional value of pea (protein quality and content), allowing us to develop new varieties of pea that can replace soya products in UK agriculture, improving the efficiency and sustainability of UK livestock production.
Null mutants for the production of the vicilin family of globular storage proteins have been developed at JIC. It is hypothesised that, in combination, these mutants will either reduce the overall production of storage proteins in the seed or divert available amino acids into the production of other proteins, namely legumins. Preliminary investigations have demonstrated that these mutants exhibit no penalties in growth or germination. Protein content is equal to the wild type in all but one line where the protein content is elevated by 3-4%. These mutants have been generated in research lines that are agronomically poor and not suited for agricultural use. A breeding programme using marker assisted selection and speed breeding will be used to combine these mutations into an agronomic background suited for animal feeding.
The advanced lines will be phenotyped to assess the impact, if any, of these mutations on performance, including pest and disease tolerance, vigour, crop development, lodging, maturity and yield, and to determine their protein content and quality. The most promising lines will then be assessed in animal feeding trials to evaluate their effect on the growth rate of pigs and poultry. Economic and life cycle analyses will be carried out to fully quantify the value of replacing soya based feed with the improved pea varieties. Material developed in this project will be developed further as commercial pea varieties.
Null mutants for the production of the vicilin family of globular storage proteins have been developed at JIC. It is hypothesised that, in combination, these mutants will either reduce the overall production of storage proteins in the seed or divert available amino acids into the production of other proteins, namely legumins. Preliminary investigations have demonstrated that these mutants exhibit no penalties in growth or germination. Protein content is equal to the wild type in all but one line where the protein content is elevated by 3-4%. These mutants have been generated in research lines that are agronomically poor and not suited for agricultural use. A breeding programme using marker assisted selection and speed breeding will be used to combine these mutations into an agronomic background suited for animal feeding.
The advanced lines will be phenotyped to assess the impact, if any, of these mutations on performance, including pest and disease tolerance, vigour, crop development, lodging, maturity and yield, and to determine their protein content and quality. The most promising lines will then be assessed in animal feeding trials to evaluate their effect on the growth rate of pigs and poultry. Economic and life cycle analyses will be carried out to fully quantify the value of replacing soya based feed with the improved pea varieties. Material developed in this project will be developed further as commercial pea varieties.
Planned Impact
The major beneficiaries of this research will be:
Animal feed industry: Replacing the imports of soya with home grown protein that can be utilised within animal feed is a major objective of the animal feed sector. Development of pea varieties that combine increased seed protein whilst maintaining agronomic performance provides a major opportunity for the different animal feed sectors to increase the proportion of protein produced in the UK. Although this project is primarily focused on the pig and poultry sectors the outcomes from the project will also have direct relevance for the ruminant and aquaculture sectors.
Arable sector: The project will have a significant economic and environmental benefit on the arable sector. Grain legumes such as pea can be grown in arable rotations across the UK, are an excellent break crop and have a major role in sustainable arable rotations. Application of the different technologies within this project to breed pea varieties that have improved seed quality that meet the feed requirements of the different animal feed sectors, whilst ensuring that they have the agronomic performance that will maintain the economics of growing the crop, will enhance the value of peas to the arable sector. This will ensure that peas remain a competitive crop for arable production and that the benefit of growing peas in arable rotations is realised.
Plant breeding community: Information on the use of the Taqman assay for validation of genetic material and the use of microsatellites and other markers to eliminate the introgression of undesirable genetic traits into elite pea lines will be of value to plant breeders. Specifically the integration of pea germplasm with improved seed quality (protein) into a commercially facing pea breeding programme will be of value to other breeders of pea and other pulses.
Society: Direct benefit will be gained from the development of an economically sustainable protein crop that can be grown within the UK and which can replace some of the imported soya that is currently used as the protein source in many animal feedstuffs. Increasing the proportion of protein used in animal feedstuffs that can be grown within the UK will have direct benefits in terms of improved food security but will also help to broaden and diversify arable cropping within the UK.
Animal feed industry: Replacing the imports of soya with home grown protein that can be utilised within animal feed is a major objective of the animal feed sector. Development of pea varieties that combine increased seed protein whilst maintaining agronomic performance provides a major opportunity for the different animal feed sectors to increase the proportion of protein produced in the UK. Although this project is primarily focused on the pig and poultry sectors the outcomes from the project will also have direct relevance for the ruminant and aquaculture sectors.
Arable sector: The project will have a significant economic and environmental benefit on the arable sector. Grain legumes such as pea can be grown in arable rotations across the UK, are an excellent break crop and have a major role in sustainable arable rotations. Application of the different technologies within this project to breed pea varieties that have improved seed quality that meet the feed requirements of the different animal feed sectors, whilst ensuring that they have the agronomic performance that will maintain the economics of growing the crop, will enhance the value of peas to the arable sector. This will ensure that peas remain a competitive crop for arable production and that the benefit of growing peas in arable rotations is realised.
Plant breeding community: Information on the use of the Taqman assay for validation of genetic material and the use of microsatellites and other markers to eliminate the introgression of undesirable genetic traits into elite pea lines will be of value to plant breeders. Specifically the integration of pea germplasm with improved seed quality (protein) into a commercially facing pea breeding programme will be of value to other breeders of pea and other pulses.
Society: Direct benefit will be gained from the development of an economically sustainable protein crop that can be grown within the UK and which can replace some of the imported soya that is currently used as the protein source in many animal feedstuffs. Increasing the proportion of protein used in animal feedstuffs that can be grown within the UK will have direct benefits in terms of improved food security but will also help to broaden and diversify arable cropping within the UK.
Organisations
- Aberystwyth University (Lead Research Organisation)
- Economic and Social Research Council (Co-funder)
- Agricultural University of Iceland (Collaboration)
- iDna Genetics Ltd (Project Partner)
- Processors and Growers Research Organisation (Project Partner)
- Phytatec (Project Partner)
- Moy Park Ltd (Project Partner)
- Green Label Poultry (Project Partner)
- Stonegate (Project Partner)
- Senova Ltd (Project Partner)
- Dalehead Foods Ltd (Project Partner)
Publications

Domoney C
(2021)
Reaching for the pulse of the planet and its population
in The Biochemist

Gali KK
(2019)
Genome-Wide Association Mapping for Agronomic and Seed Quality Traits of Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.).
in Frontiers in plant science

Gutierrez N
(2024)
Genome-wide association study for yield-related traits in faba bean (Vicia faba L.)
in Frontiers in Plant Science

Jin X
(2022)
Crop phenotyping studies with application to crop monitoring
in The Crop Journal

MacKintosh S
(2023)
The use of field peas to substitute soya in broiler finishing diets
in Animal - science proceedings

Moorby JM
(2021)
Review: New feeds and new feeding systems in intensive and semi-intensive forage-fed ruminant livestock systems.
in Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

Moreau C
(2018)
Recombinant inbred lines derived from cultivars of pea for understanding the genetic basis of variation in breeders' traits
in Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization

Robinson GHJ
(2021)
Perspectives on the genetic improvement of health- and nutrition-related traits in pea.
in Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB

Sawada C
(2022)
An Integrated Linkage Map of Three Recombinant Inbred Populations of Pea (Pisum sativum L.).
in Genes

Uhlarik A
(2022)
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization and Correlation Analysis of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Diversity Panel.
in Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
Description | Crosses of commercial pea lines have been made that incorporate the desired mutations as determined through marker assisted selection. This will enable understandiing of the consequences of removing specific classes of protein from seeds and, through breeders, to deliver feed pea with improved nutritional properties to the industry. Combinations of deletions of up to five genetic loci does not affect the total protein content or amino acid composition which suggests compensatory increases in other seed proteins. Field and phenomic trials were carried out in 2022 and 2023 to demonstrate that performance of novel peas were similar to those prior to the incorporation of desired mutations. Feeding trials have been conducted by industry partners using broilers, egg layers and pigs to determine any effect on their feedlng value. |
Exploitation Route | The findings are of immense interest to the industry partners within the award, in particular the feed industry seeking to develop high-quality feed using UK-grown crops. With the increase in interest in plant based protein, the novel lines developed will be of value to the food industry seeking to develop novel food products, using materials with different functional properties and lacking potential allergens. With recent increases in price of nitrogen fertiliser, including legume crops such as peas in rotations is also of increasing importance. |
Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink |
URL | https://www.pgro.org/peagen-project/ |
Description | Findings from project have been used by industry partners to devise diets for feeding trials. The findings are of immense interest to the industry partners within the award, in particular the feed industry seeking to develop high-quality feed using UK-grown crops. It should also be the case that the novel lines will be of value to the food industry seeking to develop novel food products, using materials with different functional properties and lacking potential allergens. |
First Year Of Impact | 2020 |
Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
Impact Types | Economic Policy & public services |
Description | Member of new BBSRC steering group on Legumes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
Description | Taught MSc training |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | (CROPDIVA) - Climate Resilient Orphan croPs for increased DIVersity in Agriculture |
Amount | € 5,998,258 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 101000847 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 08/2021 |
End | 08/2025 |
Description | (EUCLEG) - Breeding forage and grain legumes to increase EU's and China's protein self-sufficiency |
Amount | € 7,788,193 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 727312 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 08/2017 |
End | 12/2021 |
Description | BBSRC Core Strategic Programme in Resilient Crops: Oats |
Amount | £1,803,256 (GBP) |
Funding ID | BBS/E/W/0012843B |
Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2017 |
End | 03/2023 |
Description | Better Bread: Enhancing flour quality including the incorporation of legumes |
Amount | £737,688 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 10074325 |
Organisation | Innovate UK |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2023 |
End | 08/2025 |
Description | Breeding forage and grain legumes to increase EU's and China's protein self-sufficiency |
Amount | € 7,787,192 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 727312 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 08/2017 |
End | 08/2021 |
Description | Future Foods |
Amount | £1,900,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 08/2018 |
End | 04/2021 |
Description | Horizon Europe Guarantee. Legendary: Ecosystem services of incorporating legumes into crop rotations |
Amount | £4,100,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 10089689 |
Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2024 |
End | 03/2029 |
Description | Legume Generation Developing tools for the breeding of grain and forage legumes |
Amount | £7,300,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 10073595 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 08/2023 |
End | 02/2028 |
Description | Pea Genetic Improvment Network |
Amount | £26,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2018 |
End | 03/2021 |
Description | PeaProtein: Breeding peas for the plant-based protein market |
Amount | £755,704 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 10046667 |
Organisation | Innovate UK |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2023 |
End | 03/2028 |
Description | Island Oats |
Organisation | Agricultural University of Iceland |
Country | Iceland |
PI Contribution | new collaboration on developing oats for Iceland and understanding the physiology of key traits |
Collaborator Contribution | Field trials and networking meeting established |
Impact | Succesful application to NERC Arctic Networking Call |
Start Year | 2024 |
Description | Alternative proteins |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Podcast |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://businessnewswales.com/rural-futures-hub-series-alternative-proteins-and-farming-in-the-futur... |
Description | BBSRC Seeding award dissemination event, AgriTech-E |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation and display of the results from BBSRC Seeding Award. Has led to collaboration with new industry partners and a number of grant proposals including one with INnovate UK which has subsequnetly been funded |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Cereals 2018 - 12th-14th June |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Cereals 2018 - 12th-14th June, project represented by IBERS & Senova |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Cereals 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PeaGen poster was displayed on the PGRO stand at Cereals 2022, held at Chrishall Grange in Cambridgeshire, with 17,000 visitors attending. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Cereals 2023 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PeaGen project poster displayed on PGRO stand at annual Cereals event. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Discussion event: From Beans to Bugs : Innovative solutions to removing deforestation linked soy feeds from our food supply |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Discussion event |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Feed for efficiency and reduce emissions |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Article in Cow Management trade magazine about using improved forage varieties for more efficient livestock production. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | IBERS (CH/SC/DL) presentation at Food & Drink Wales - Future Foods, 14th Jan 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | IBERS (CH/SC/DL) presentation at Food & Drink Wales - Future Foods, 14th Jan 2019 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | IBERS participation in crop diversity meeting, Brussels, 27/3/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | IBERS (CH) participation in crop diversity meeting, Brussels, 27/3/19 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | IBERS presentation at BIC Innovation event, Anglesey, on green protein and oat products 16/7/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | IBERS presentation at BIC Innovation event, Anglesey, on green protein and oat products 16/7/19 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Interview for BBC Countryfile on oat genetic diversity and alternative protein |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Considerable media attention arose from an episode of BBC CountryFile filmed at Gogerddan that covered Genetic Diversity and alternative protein, including insects as human food. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Invited presentations at New Breeding Technologies meeting, Organic Research Centre Oct 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited presentations at New Breeding Technologies meeting, Organic Research Centre Oct 2019 - Catherine Howarth & Tim Langdon, IBERS |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | JIC Breeders Day, 6/6/19. Tour of pea cage and field plots. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Tour of pea cage and field plots at Church Farm, Bawburgh, Norwich; JIC Breeders' Day 6/6/19. Generated feedback and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | JIC Tour of plots and facilities 5/7/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | JIC tour of pea cage, field plots and Dorothea de Winton building at Church Farm, Bawburgh, Norwich, for JIC teams and QIB (Quadram Institute BioScience), 5/7/19. Generated feedback and discussion |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | JIC Tour of plots and facilities by Genetics Society 25/6/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Tour of JIC pea cage, field plots and Dorothea de Winton building at Church Farm, Bawburgh, Norwich, for Genetics Society, 25/6/19. Generated feedback and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting 19/2/18 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting 19/2/18 - introduction to project |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting 24th Feb 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Project included in update and presentations as part of PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting, 14th Feb 2021. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting 26th Feb 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting 26th Feb 2019 - project update |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting 5th Nov 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting 5th Nov 2018 - update on project |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Participation in MonoGram event, Bristol - 4th-6th April 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Participation in MonoGram event, Bristol - 4th-6th April 2017 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.monogram.ac.uk/MgNW2017.php |
Description | Participation in the "Taste of Wales" event - 23rd March 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Participation in the "Taste of Wales" event - 23rd March 2017. Event linking academia/industry/supply chain. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | PeaGen article in PGRO "Pulse Magazine" Winter 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PeaGen article in PGRO "Pulse Magazine" Winter 2017, announcing the start of the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.pgro.org/pulse-magazine-winter-2017/mobile/index.html#p=8 |
Description | PeaGen poster displayed at PGRO Pulse Open Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PeaGen poster displayed at PGRO Pulse Open Day |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | PeaGen poster displayed at PGRO Pulse Open Day 2/7/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PeaGen poster displayed at PGRO Pulse Open Day 2/7/19 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | PeaGen project featured at PGRO Pulse Panel meeting 8/11/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PeaGen project update included in PGRO Pulse Panel meeting 8/11/19 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | PeaGen project included in discussions at TRUE Project meeting, PGRO, 9/7/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | PeaGen project included in discussions at TRUE Project meeting, PGRO, 9/7/19 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | PeaGen project update by PGRO as part of PCGIN stakeholder meeting 14/11/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PeaGen project update by PGRO as part of PCGIN stakeholder meeting 14/11/19 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | PeaGen update and discussion included in PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting 26/2/20 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PeaGen update and discussion included in PGRO Pulse Panel Meeting 26/2/20 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Poster displayed by PGRO at Cereals Event 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | PeaGen poster displayed by PGRO at Cereals Event 2019 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Presentation at Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation of research findings to Annual stakeholders meeting of the Pulse Crop Genetic Improvement Network |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation for Cereals Live |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation produced for Cereals Live to replace the usual in-person event. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONCffGzznI0 |
Description | Project involvement in IBERS BioBank Seed Store launch activities 25/10/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Project involvement in IBERS BioBank Seed Store launch activities 25/10/19 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Project involvement in IBERS Centenary of Plant Breeding event 2/7/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Project involvement in IBERS Centenary of Plant Breeding event 2/7/19 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Project team presence at Cereals Event 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Project team presence at Cereals Event 2019 - Senova, IBERS, AHDB - 12th-13th June 2019, Boothby Graffoe, Lincs |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Royal Welsh Show |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Project flyer displayed on the IBERS stand at the 2023 Royal Welsh Show, 24th - 27th July, Builth Wells. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Senova stand at AICC (Association of Independent Crop Consultants) annual conference - January 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Senova attended the AICC (Association of Independent Crop Consultants) annual conference exhibitors afternoon in January and discussed the project with delegates visiting the stand. The event is attended by agronomists from around the country. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.aicc.org.uk/ |
Description | Talk by C Domoney, JIC, at International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics, 14/5/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk by C. Domoney, JIC. Genetics and genomics of seed quality traits in pea; International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics conference 14/5/19. Generated feedback and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Talk by C Domoney, JIC, at The Rank Prize Symposium 12/3/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk by C. Domoney. Exploiting genetic variation in legume seed composition and structure; The Rank Prize Symposium 'Designing Food Structure to Control Digestion and Improve Health Impacts' 12th March 2019. Generated feedback and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Talk by C. Domoney, 10/12/19. Presentation to John Innes Centre Governing Council |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk by C. Domoney, 10/12/19. Presentation to John Innes Centre Governing Council. Generated feedback and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Talk by C. Domoney, JIC, 12/12/19. The Potential and Power of Pea Protein; Royal Society - Future food: health and sustainability conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk by C. Domoney, JIC, 12/12/19. The Potential and Power of Pea Protein; Royal Society - Future food: health and sustainability conference. Generated feedback and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Talk by C. Domoney, JIC. Improving nutritional and health-associated traits in Pisum sativum (pea) Third International Legume Society Conference ILS3 2019. 23/5/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk by C. Domoney, JIC. Improving nutritional and health-associated traits in Pisum sativum (pea) Third International Legume Society Conference ILS3 2019. 23/5/19. Generated feedback and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Talk by C. Domoney, JIC. Study tour visit from fellows of the Royal Agricultural Society England (RASE) 1/5/19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Talk by C. Domoney, JIC. Study tour visit from fellows of the Royal Agricultural Society England (RASE) 1/5/19. Generated feedback and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Visit to Nanjing Agricultural University and Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Gave a talk on work being carried out in PeaGen to international audience |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |