A China-UK consortium to reduce environmental pollution with novel grass varieties
Lead Research Organisation:
Aberystwyth University
Department Name: IBERS
Abstract
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Publications
Cheng Y
(2015)
Phylogenetic analysis of Festuca-Lolium complex using SRAP markers
in Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
Cheng Y
(2016)
Phylogenetic Relationships in the Festuca-Lolium Complex (Loliinae; Poaceae): New Insights from Chloroplast Sequences
in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Fang C
(2019)
OsTSD2-mediated cell wall modification affects ion homeostasis and salt tolerance.
in Plant, cell & environment
Guan H
(2023)
The locoweed endophyte Alternaria oxytropis affects root development in Arabidopsis in vitro through auxin signaling and polar transport.
in Journal of experimental botany
Guo Q
(2022)
Defining key metabolic roles in osmotic adjustment and ROS homeostasis in the recretohalophyte Karelinia caspia under salt stress.
in Physiologia plantarum
Guo Q
(2017)
Expression of FlHMA3, a P1B2-ATPase from Festulolium loliaceum, correlates with response to cadmium stress.
in Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
Hasterok R
(2022)
Brachypodium: 20 years as a grass biology model system; the way forward?
in Trends in Plant Science
He W
(2019)
Host Genotype and Precipitation Influence of Fungal Endophyte Symbiosis and Mycotoxin Abundance in a Locoweed.
in International journal of molecular sciences
Hou X
(2020)
Potential phytoremediation of soil cadmium and zinc by diverse ornamental and energy grasses
in BioResources
Li C
(2022)
ROS scavenging and ion homeostasis is required for the adaptation of halophyte Karelinia caspia to high salinity
in Frontiers in Plant Science
Sun Y
(2018)
Redox imbalance contributed differently to membrane damage of cucumber leaves under water stress and Fusarium infection.
in Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology
Sun Y
(2020)
Unravelling the Roles of Nitrogen Nutrition in Plant Disease Defences.
in International journal of molecular sciences
Wang R
(2018)
Exploring the Roles of Aquaporins in Plant?Microbe Interactions.
in Cells
Zheng R
(2022)
Cadmium uptake by a hyperaccumulator and three Pennisetum grasses with associated rhizosphere effects.
in Environmental science and pollution research international
| Description | Collaboration grant so key outcomes 2019: signing MoU with Henan University 2019: BBSRC application with Henan University and Shanxi Agricultural University: "Exploiting plant fibres to develop the green bio-innovation economy" 2019: Introduced intelligence project application with BAAFS, Bejing. Staff placements. Beijing Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology. |
| Exploitation Route | The grant has successfully underpinned research collaborations between AU and several of the original partners in the collaboration. In addition, collaborative partnerships have been established with several other Institutions co-opted onto the collaboration |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment,Healthcare |
| Description | Publicity in National press: China Daily |
| First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
| Sector | Environment |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | Sêr Cymru II COFUND |
| Amount | £160,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Aberystwyth University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2018 |
| End | 02/2021 |
| Description | Chinese Government Scholarship |
| Organisation | Sichuan University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Supervised a 1 Year visit by Masters student Yajuan Cheng (2015-2016) Sichuan University |
| Collaborator Contribution | Funding through a Chinese Government Scholarship for travel and subsistence for 1 year research at Aberystwyth University |
| Impact | Two publications: (1) Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2016) 4(89): 1-12 (2) Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (2016) DOI 10,1007/s10722-015-0324-5 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Chinese Partners |
| Organisation | Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | IBERS Aberystwyth University has: (I) provided Festulolium, perennial ryegrass, and meadow fescue seed for Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science for experimentation on cadmium tolerance leading to a joint publication. (2) hosted two workshops for Chinese Universities and Institutes (3) organised a scheme for a high impact joint publication on comparisons on grassland agriculture developments and priorities in UK and China |
| Collaborator Contribution | (1) Hosted a workshop at Shanxi Agricultural University attended by 3 IBERS researchers (2015) (2) Hosted a workshop at Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science (BAAFS) (2016) (3) Dr Guo (BAAFS) lead author on a joint research publication on cadmium tolerance found in Festulolium (2017) |
| Impact | Publication: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 112 (2017) 270-277 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Collaboration with Chinese partners in funded research projects |
| Organisation | Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Visit by Dr Scullion to BAAFS in June 2017 to discuss his involvement in two research projects awarded to BAAFS. |
| Collaborator Contribution | BAAFS funded and hosted the visit separately from the collaboration grant. |
| Impact | No formal impact as yet |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Hosted visit by research leaders from BAAFS |
| Organisation | Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Funding for expenses in the UK and meetings with range of research staff in IBERS, including those working in areas directly and indirectly related to the initial project scope. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Time and travel costs of visiting researchers |
| Impact | COFUND application for visiting Research Fellow Dr Chen Chao - result pending |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Visiting research fellow |
| Organisation | Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Hosting visiting researcher from BAAFS to work on soil metals-plant root interactions |
| Collaborator Contribution | Funded bench fee, travel and subsistence costs for visiting researcher Dr Yi Zhu |
| Impact | Three papers in preparation - one on plant responses to different concentrations of metals in layers of varying thickness (Environmental Pollution) and two others on methylation responses in roots to metal exposure and to the presence of roots to one another. |
| Start Year | 2017 |