Catalysing collaborations between wheat scientists in the UK and Central Asia
Lead Research Organisation:
Rothamsted Research
Department Name: Plant Sciences
Abstract
Kazakhstan
| Description | This was an bilateral international workshop designed to bring together scientists from the UK and Central Asia to exchange information and establish collaborations. It was very successful, with visits to the two main wheat producing areas and research centres in Kazakhstan as well as a workshop with scientists from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Outputs are limited as there are few opportunities for joint funding. However, two collaborations have been established: 1. Establishment of a core collection of 250 Kazakh winter and spring wheats for marker analysis and phenotyping (Simon Griffiths, JIC) 2. Characterisation of Kazakh wheat lines derived from crosses with related wild species, as a source of variation in bioactive components (Alison Lovegrove, Rothamsted). |
| Exploitation Route | In collaboration with UK and Central Asian plant breeders Three collaborations have resulted from the workshop: 1. Laura Dixon (Leeds) formed a collaboration with Dr Yerlan Turuspekov from the IPBB and he is a collaborator on her RI FLF which was supported and started in October 2019. This Fellowship is initially funded for 4 years, with an extension of 3 years and she will continue to collaborate on regulating temperature adaptation in Kazakhstan wheat. 2. Simon Griffiths (JIC) and Yerlan Turuspekov (IPBB) have assembled a collection of Central Asian wheat genotypes for genetic fingerprinting, in order to underpin research on adaptation. 3. Simon Griffiths (JIC) and Yerlan Turuspekov (IPBB) co-supervise a Kazakh PhD student (Kanat Yermekbayev) funded by a "Bolashak" International Presidential Scholarship to study adaptation in wheat. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment |
| Description | Collaboration on genetic and phenomic characterisation of wheat Kazakh lines |
| Organisation | Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration between Simon Griffiths at JIC to evaluate Kazakh germplasm as source of variation for improvement of UK wheat. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision, field trials and characterisation of germplasm |
| Impact | Will contribute to improved wheat for UK and Kazakhstan |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Collaboration on milling and baking of wheat lines |
| Organisation | Heygates |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Milling, test |
| Collaborator Contribution | Milling, testing and baking of wheat grain |
| Impact | Publication submitted |
| Start Year | 2019 |