Increased efficiency and sustainability
Lead Research Organisation:
John Innes Centre
Department Name: Contracts Office
Abstract
Increasing yield, both intrinsic yield and closing of the yield gap, must be achieved with increased efficiency and sustainability with regard to fertiliser and water input. Increased yield and efficiency in both higher and lower yielding environments, in present and future climates, requires genetic improvements in yield traits per se, as well as in tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. We will address two topics with shared objectives across the wheat and other John Innes Centre (JIC), Rothamsted Research (RRes), Earlham Institute and Quadram Institute Bioscience programmes. Both require intensive high throughput field phenotyping, aided by the newly- established unique RRes and JIC facilities for in-field automated phenotyping, focussed on wheat research and employed to evaluate novel germplasm, including donor germplasm, segregating and TILLING populations. We will also further develop our specific automated high throughput field phenotyping methodologies for monitoring wheat performance, the genetic dissection of key traits and the development of improved germplasm. Exploiting these approaches, we will dissect a range of traits using the germplasm and other resources developed within this proggramme. These traits include those involved in tolerance to drought and temperature stress, root and shoot development, crop height, inflorescence and grain architecture, seed size and architecture, root response to nutrient availability, use of nitrogen and other nutrients. The effect of these traits on biomass, and the potential and stability of grain yield, will be quantified.
Organisations
- John Innes Centre, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Saskatchewan, Canada (Collaboration)
- Limagrain (Collaboration)
- RAGT Seeds (Collaboration)
- International Centre for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) (Collaboration)
- Punjab Aricultural University (Collaboration)
- National Inst of Agricultural Botany (Collaboration)
- KWS UK (Collaboration)
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) (Collaboration)
- The University of Passo Fundo (Collaboration)
- Syngenta International AG (Collaboration)
- Bayer (Collaboration)
Publications
Adamski N
(2018)
A roadmap for gene functional characterisation in wheat
Alabdullah AK
(2019)
A Co-Expression Network in Hexaploid Wheat Reveals Mostly Balanced Expression and Lack of Significant Gene Loss of Homeologous Meiotic Genes Upon Polyploidization.
in Frontiers in plant science
Arora S
(2017)
Genome-Wide Association Study of Grain Architecture in Wild Wheat .
in Frontiers in plant science
Bevan MW
(2017)
Genomic innovation for crop improvement.
in Nature
Boden SA
(2019)
How can developmental biology help feed a growing population?
in Development (Cambridge, England)
Borrill P
(2017)
Genome-Wide Sequence and Expression Analysis of the NAC Transcription Factor Family in Polyploid Wheat.
in G3 (Bethesda, Md.)
Borrill P
(2019)
Applying the latest advances in genomics and phenomics for trait discovery in polyploid wheat.
in The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
Borrill P
(2019)
Identification of Transcription Factors Regulating Senescence in Wheat through Gene Regulatory Network Modelling.
in Plant physiology
Brinton J
(2017)
Increased pericarp cell length underlies a major quantitative trait locus for grain weight in hexaploid wheat.
in The New phytologist
Brinton J
(2018)
Ubiquitin-related genes are differentially expressed in isogenic lines contrasting for pericarp cell size and grain weight in hexaploid wheat.
in BMC plant biology
| Description | During the project, we have provided BBSRC with a google.doc site, which lists all DFW outputs (including data access sites, germplasm generated, datasets generated, publications, and public engagement activities). This document is updated on a regular basis. All the objectives during the DFW reporting period have been met, and many exceeded. All the committees within DFW are running including the key data coordination task force (DCTF) and Breeder's toolkit committees, both with WP1 representation. A second annual open day was held at Rothamsted and included substantial inputs and field demonstrations from WP1 Specific highlights from WP1 are: Adaptation for target and for future environments: • Yield variability of maize and winter wheat in European cropping systems were investigated using multipole crop models • Forecasts made for performance in 2050 of current and optimised wheat varieties • Analysis of genetic yield potential and yield gaps made • Identification of a gene for providing high and low temperature tolerance during meiosis. • Wheat recognizes a long day as ~13 hours. We identified varieties that still see 13 hours as a short day. • Discovery of two new genes that increase crop height. • Studied the effect of high temperature on wheat development and yield using two UK wheat genotypes showing different levels of sensitivity to heat stress. • We identified Dmc1 as a candidate gene for the Ltp1 5D locus conferring temperature tolerance, during wheat meiosis. Deletion of Dmc1 of 5D gene results in meiotic failure at both high and low temperatures. • Analysis of pollen has revealed that our CRISPR mutant for ZIP4 5B (Ph1 gene) has a similar level of pollen sterility as the Sears 70MB Ph1 deletion mutant. This analysis revealed that duplication of ZIP4 on wheat's polyploidisation resulted in increased meiotic tolerance to high temperature. • We showed that contrary to what had been suggested, polyploidisation (at least) in wheat did not result in selective diploidisation of meiotic genes either in terms of their elimination or altered expression. Most meiotic homoeologous genes exhibit balanced expression between the copies in hexaploid wheat. As part of this research, we also developed the first meiotic co-expression network. • Practical studies on impacts of heat stress initiated including physiological and RNAseq data • Work with CIMMYT on drought stresses • Drone-based thermal imagery giving insites into drought responses of a mapping population • We showed a yield increase effect was separate from a co-located height increasing QTL on chromosome 3A. The yield increase is associated with late flowering and increased floret number per spikelet, FT2 is within the QTL peak and spliced differently in Cadenza compared to Avalon. KASP markers for the FT2 polymorphism have been provided to commercial wheat breeders. Canopy architecture and phenology: • Identification of phenotypes for stacked loss-of-function mutations in GA2ox9 (increased height) and GA3ox2 (extreme, non-flowering dwarf). • Inclusion of ten new Rht-1 dwarfing alleles in the Breeder's Toolkit. • Triple mutants of GA20ox underdevlopmentas well as gene edited lines • Scanalyzer-derived data identified multiple development speciifc QTL for height (growth) Reproductive development: • Continued development of germplasm containing variant alleles of TEOSINTE BRANCHED1 (TB1), to test for the effect of these alleles on multiple yield-related traits. • Forward genetics screen has identified an B-ZIP transcription factor as as a key regulator of spikelet architecture and grain protein content. The outcomes demonstrate the first modification of inflorescence architecture and grain quality traits by a single gene in wheat. • Investigation of QTL on chromosome 2DS that regulates wheat spikelet architecture, narrowing the QTL interval and five candidate genes identified. • VERNALIZATION1 (VRN1) was shown to genetically regulate the flowering time response of winter wheat to rising ambient temperatures. • We have shown the promotion of flowering in wheat under field conditions involves a step-wise induction of FLOWERING LOCUS T1 expression - our analysis provides the first detailed analysis of molecular flowering pathways under field relevant conditions. • Importance of T6P metabolism being investigated in diversity panels and for precusor treatments in field trials. • Developed haplotype-based approaches to characterise genetic variation in regions of interest. This is now being developed into a web-based application for breeders. • Cloned a major effect gene for grain length and are currently characterising the molecular and physiological mechanism by which it confers increased thousand grain weight and possibly yield. • Generated triple mutants in ARF2.1 with increased grain size and weight. • Identified novel regulators of senescence using gene regulatory network analysis. Soil/root interactions: • X-ray imaging has determined that wheat root elongation behaviour is regulated by soil bulk density. • Field experiments found genotypic effects with respect to soil water uptake. • Comparison of the growth of wheat exposed to root impedance, either by a confining pressure in a sand culture experiment or by soil drying, at a range of nitrate availabilities. • Extraction of undisturbed 1m soil columns for X-ray Computed Tomography imaging to reveal in situ root-soil interactions. Muliple (>60) field cores (1m depth) taken from DFW trials in 2019 at Rothamsted and scanned using Nottingham X- ray CAT scanner. Root analysis in progress. • Electrical resistance tomography under Scanalyzer used to measure root activity • Interactions between root impedance and P-availability investigated • Modelling of penetromter resistance completed • Links between soil moisture and root length distribution determined Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE): • Analysis of an N-related pathway in wheat varieties to establish (i) response to N fertilizer application and capture of N, and (ii) to retain N within the plant under drought stress. • Genome-wide identification, phylogeny and expression profile of the Nitrate/Peptide Transporter gene family • Trehalose 6-phosphate shown to coordinate sink strength with photosynthesis through regulation of sucrose transport. • The DFW toolkit, including Breeders Toolkit field trialed for performance. • The Paragon x Chinese Spring population was screened under the Rothamsted field scanalyzer, leading to the identification of growth-stage specific QTL. • Nitrogen variety trials undertaken under Scanalyzer to investigate dynamics of responses to N application • Genetic diversity in GS and links to N losses in wheat investigated • Ammonia losses measured in relation to apoplastic ammonia levels and nitrogen fertilizer application • Detailed analysis of genes families for specific amino acid and nitrate transporters (NPF) in wheat completed • A recent publication examined 'A roadmap for lowering crop N requirements' Innovative technologies: infield phenotyping: • Optimized development of cost-effective phenotyping and phenotypic analysis. • Low cost ground based technology devloped using raspberry pi devices (Crop Quant) • New algorithyms for identification and quantification of specific wheat growth phases from images developed using Scanalyzer data extended to any rgb image capture device including drone based • Substantial application of machine learning and deep learning approaches adopted for wheat crop image analysis • Electrical resistance tomography under Scanalyzer used to measure root activity • Breeders toolkit material extensively phenotyped at both John Innes and Rothamsted using drone technology and under phenotyping gantries at both sites |
| Exploitation Route | • Wheat ideotypes optimised for a target environment could provide the plant scientists and wheat breeders with the key traits and their combinations for yield improvement and closing of the genetical yield gap. • The identification of a B-ZIP transcription factor as a key regulator of inflorescence architecture in wheat will be taken forward by researchers of other cereals (e.g. maize, sorghum, rice) to determine if variation for the gene can be used to optimise grain production or modify inflorescence architecture. • Variant alleles of TB1 and the spikelet architecture gene (to be determined) on chromosome 2DS will be taken forward by breeding programmes to optimise yield related traits of inflorescence development in wheat breeding programmes. • Drought-trialing experiment available for additional hypothesis testing, sampling and training activities. • Discoveries are being taken forward through the Breeder's Toolkit, working with breeders to ensure that our results get deployed quickly within the commercial breeding programmes. • New genes and alleles controlling height, photoperiod response, and drilling flexibility can be used by breeders to adapt varieties to northern latitudes, we have provided germplasm and markers to WP3 to enable this. • Automated phenotyping technologies being taken up by breeding companies. • KASP markers for the FT2 polymorphism have been provided to commercial wheat breeders. • New entries for the breeder's toolkit have been generated, including near isogenic lines with the novel grain length mutation, triple mutants for ARF2.1, triple mutants for GW2 and combined mutants for GW2 and the grain length effect. Some of these lines are in the current field sowing by breeders and the others will be introduced into the 2020-21 sowing. In all cases we provide the new germplasm with associated KASP SNP markers for effective breeder deployment. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| URL | https://designingfuturewheat.org.uk/ |
| Description | • There is significant commercial interest in novel alleles in wheat architecture genes. Novel mutants in genes involved in gibberellin biosynthesis and signalling are being introgressed into winter and spring cultivar to be assessed as alternatives to Rht-1 dwarfing alleles. Novel Rht-1 dwarfing alleles are expected to be available for inclusion in the BTK by the end of 2019. • Genetic diversity for heat tolerance enables breeding of climate resilient crops for mitigating negative impacts of global warming on crop yields. • Drought stress during reproductive development could drastically reduce grain number in wheat, but quantitative evaluation of such effect is unknown under climate change. For the first time we quantified potential yield benefits of drought tolerance during reproductive development under climate change and identified potential cultivar traits for improvement. We concluded that tolerance to drought stress during reproductive development is important for high yield potentials and greater yield stability of wheat under climate change in most of the wheat growing regions in Europe. Our analysis could potentially accelerate breeding programmes by identifying target traits for wheat improvement in a changing climate. • Improvements in automated phenotyping will allow more detailed and higher throughput of germplasm screening. Considerable industry interest is being shown. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
| Description | A member of the Science Board of the G20 wheat initiative set up by the G20 agricultural ministers to coordinate wheat research across the G20 countries |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | By coordinating wheat research to address food security issues across the G20 countries, it makes more effect use of the funding by G20 government agencies |
| Description | Bioinformatics Community of Practice (Eight-month training at BecA) |
| Geographic Reach | Africa |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Bioinformatics Community of Practice (Eight-month training at BecA) |
| URL | https://acaciaafrica.org/bioinformatics-community-practice/ |
| Description | Bioinformatics Training Workshop pre-Monogram |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Bioinformatics Traning Workshop pre-Monogram |
| Description | Bioinformatics for Plant Biology Course 2018 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Bioinformatics for Plant Biology Course 2018 |
| Description | PhD lecture on Wheat genomics to Catholic University in Chile |
| Geographic Reach | South America |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | PhD lecture on Wheat genomics |
| Description | Three modules in Cambridge Plant Science undergraduate course |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Three modules in Cambridge Plant Science undergraduate course |
| Description | UK Global Food Security Science Advisory Board |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/ |
| Description | Undergraduate course UEA MSc |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Undergraduate course UEA MSc |
| Description | Workshop on Soft Skills, BGRI Meeting |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Workshop on Soft Skills, BGRI Meeting |
| Description | 18-BTT: Induction of double haploids in wheat using CENH3 mutants and genome editing |
| Amount | £222,680 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/S020888/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2019 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | BBSRC response mode award |
| Amount | £582,712 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/R007233/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2018 |
| End | 04/2021 |
| Description | IWYP Call 2: Rooty-A root ideotype toolbox to support improved wheat yields |
| Amount | £151,462 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/S012818/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2018 |
| End | 11/2021 |
| Description | International Wheat Yield Partnership |
| Amount | £1,500,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2018 |
| End | 05/2021 |
| Description | Strategic Training Award for Research Skills |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2018 |
| End | 02/2020 |
| Description | Wheat floral organ size and its effects on grain size |
| Amount | £549,750 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/S016945/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2019 |
| End | 05/2022 |
| Title | DFW landrace pillar website, data repository, and user guide. |
| Description | This is where all data generated for landrace cultivars within WP3 (Germplasm) of DFW is made available to the wider community. This includes the composition of the Breeders Toolkit, The AE Watkins whole collection, The AE Watkins core collection (1050), the Gediflux historic collection of winter wheats (430), Paragon x Watkins NAM populations (12000), over 90 genetic maps, QTL data, a large number of near isogenic lines developed from Watkins landrace cultivar alleles, and detailed descriptions of how these resources can be applied to diverse questions in wheat research and breeding and how to access them. Although some genotypic information is presented here the main route for accessing the information is by linkage to Cerealsdb. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The website is the portal by which a number of research groups have queried DFW germplasm and then requested these resources. Germplasm requests are now handles by the derived germplasm specialist within the Germplasm Resource Unit. |
| URL | http://wisplandracepillar.jic.ac.uk/ |
| Title | PolyMarker |
| Description | Update on Primer design for polyploid species |
| Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | New biology |
| URL | http://bar.utoronto.ca/efp_wheat/cgi-bin/efpWeb.cgi |
| Title | Wheat Expression |
| Description | The majority of RNA-seq expression studies in plants remain underutilised and inaccessible due to the use of disparate transcriptome references and the lack of skills and resources to analyse and visualise this data. We have developed expVIP, an expression Visualisation and Integration Platform, which allows easy analysis of RNA-seq data combined with an intuitive and interactive interface. Users can analyse public and user-specified datasets with minimal bioinformatics knowledge using the expVIP virtual machine. This generates a custom web browser to visualise, sort and filter the RNA-seq data and provides outputs for differential gene expression analysis. We demonstrate expVIP's suitability for polyploid crops and evaluate its performance across a range of biologically-relevant scenarios. To exemplify its use in crop research we developed a flexible wheat expression browser (www.wheat-expression.com) which can be expanded with user-generated data in a local virtual machine environment. The open-access expVIP platform will facilitate the analysis of gene expression data from a wide variety of species by enabling the easy integration, visualisation and comparison of RNA-seq data across experiments. |
| Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This database provides open access to over 400 RNAseq studies in wheat and the underlying algorithms are all available to adapt to any species with a reference genome. Over 11,000 sessions from >5,000 and >50,000 pageviews |
| URL | http://www.wheat-expression.com |
| Title | Wheat TILLING in EnsemblPlants |
| Description | Update of sequenced mutants and coordination with ensemblPlants |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | over 7000 mutants distributed from over 300 orders |
| URL | http://plants.ensembl.org/Triticum_aestivum/Info/Index |
| Title | Wheat Training |
| Description | This website provides background information and practical resources to help both budding wheat scientists as well as researchers looking to expand their work into wheat. There is a need to improve crops to feed the world's growing population with the backdrop of climate change. Translation of fundamental plant biology research (e.g. from Arabidopsis thaliana) into crops such as wheat provides a potential route to deal with this challenge. However learning even simple tasks such as growing and crossing wheat plants requires time and effort, while material and methods sections in published articles are often short and cannot substitute teaching aids. This is also true for more complex topics such as the genomics aspect of wheat. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | >4,500 sessions from >2,700 users |
| URL | http://www.wheat-training.com/ |
| Title | Wheat Training |
| Description | Wheat Training website to help new researchers engage with wheat |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | http://www.wheat-training.com/ |
| URL | http://www.wheat-training.com/ |
| Title | eFP expression browser |
| Description | Expression browser for wheat data |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | New biology |
| URL | http://bar.utoronto.ca/efp_wheat/cgi-bin/efpWeb.cgi |
| Description | 10 Pangenome Project |
| Organisation | University of Saskatchewan |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration for 10 pangenome project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration for 10 pangenome project |
| Impact | Sequencing of 10 wheat varieties |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | A meeting between CIMMYT and DFW funded by BMGF to discuss collaboration projects |
| Organisation | International Centre for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) |
| Country | Mexico |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | I organised a meeting funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation brought together members of the BBSRC's coordinated wheat programme (Designing Future Wheat) with members of CIMMYT (who breed wheat for the resource poor in the developing world), discuss potential opportunities for interaction. These opportunities are taken forward by writing proposals for Newton , GCRF or IWYP funding calls |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | This interaction is still ongoing between members of BBSRC's coordinated wheat programme (Designing Future Wheat) and researchers within CIMMYT with proposals being written for IWYP and Newton calls |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ACACIA |
| Organisation | International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | JIC lead to develop ACACIA (Alliance for Accelerated Crop Improvement in Africa) |
| Collaborator Contribution | African partners for ACACIA |
| Impact | Training, workshops, staff exchange |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Bayer |
| Organisation | Bayer |
| Department | Bayer CropScience Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Wheat genetics and genomics |
| Collaborator Contribution | Wheat breeding and molecular knowledge |
| Impact | joint projects |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Collaboration with KWS |
| Organisation | KWS UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | I interact with plant breeders and pre-breeding researchers at KWS-UK to investigate inflorescence architecture and development traits in bread wheat |
| Collaborator Contribution | Allow me to phenotype their populations, perform genotype analysis and they share germplasm resources. |
| Impact | Molecular markers for use in breeding programs and genetic knowledge to help optimize inflorescence development traits in bread wheat. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | KWS |
| Organisation | KWS UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Genetics and genomics |
| Collaborator Contribution | Breeder know how and germplasm |
| Impact | joint projects |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Limagrain |
| Organisation | Limagrain |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Genetics and genomics |
| Collaborator Contribution | Germplasm and breeder know-how |
| Impact | Phd Studentship, field trails, among others |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | NIAB |
| Organisation | National Institute of Agronomy and Botany (NIAB) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborate with James Cockram, Greg Mellers and Beatrice Corsi to identify genetic regions that regulate inflorescence architecture in bread wheat using the NIAB UK winter wheat MAGIC population |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provide access to their MAGIC population field trials and perform QTL analysis. |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Punjab Agricultural University |
| Organisation | Punjab Aricultural University |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Know how on wheat genomics and genetics, training. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Gernplasm, local knowledge |
| Impact | Have helped partners implement marker technology. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | RAGT |
| Organisation | RAGT Seeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| PI Contribution | Genetics and genomics |
| Collaborator Contribution | Wheat germplasm and know how |
| Impact | Shared projects |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Syngenta |
| Organisation | Syngenta International AG |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Have shared germplasm for use in their breeding programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have taken up JIC IP to use in their breeding operations. |
| Impact | This has just started. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | University of Passo Fundo |
| Organisation | The University of Passo Fundo |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | information on genetic basis of resistance to wheat blast |
| Collaborator Contribution | information on research tools and data relating to specific resistances |
| Impact | student secondment to my laboratory for nine months |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Title | Expression Browser in wheat |
| Description | Expression browser for wheat gene expression data |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | New biology |
| URL | http://www.wheat-expression.com/ |
| Description | ABC (Spain) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Descifrado el genoma del trigo, el cereal más cultivado del planeta |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://abci-descifrado-genoma-trigo-cereal-mas-cultivado-planeta-201808162031_noticia.html |
| Description | Advisory board feedback for USDA CAP |
| 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 | As a member of the three person advisory board we hear updates on the progress of USDA CAP and provide feedback for the consortium |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.triticeaecap.org/about/t-cap-scientific-advisory-board/ |
| Description | Agricultural Industries Confederation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Agribusiness Meeting: A step change in plant breeding to achieve a UK competitive advantage |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Australian, UK scientists solve 30-year wheat rust genetics puzzle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Australian, UK scientists solve 30-year wheat rust genetics puzzle |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uos-aus082418.php |
| Description | BBC News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Wheat gene map to help feed the world |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45173968 |
| Description | BBC World |
| 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 | BBC World: wheat genome (Pallab Ghosh) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | BBSRC Food Priming Partnership Workshop |
| 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 | BBSRC Food Priming Partnership Workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Borlaug Dialogue |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Bolaug Dialogue |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Breeders Toolkit Committee Maeeting at Bayer CropScience Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Breeders Toolkit Committee met to decide on which of the nominated alleles and lines should be included in the Breeders Toolkit for the production of derived germplasm by the GRU and DFW WP3 and future commercial multi site trials. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://wisplandracepillar.jic.ac.uk/toolkit.htm |
| Description | Breeders Toolkit commercial visits |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | From the 4th to the 6th July DFW and Germplasm Resource Unit scientists visited 9 commercial and academic sites where the DFW Breeders Toolkit was being grown. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://wisplandracepillar.jic.ac.uk/toolkit.htm |
| Description | CIMMYT-UK Bill and Melinda Gates World Cafe |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | World café discussion on future collaboration between DFW and CIMMYT |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | CPM Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | CPM Magazine interview on wheat genome and genetics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/2018/08/21/genetics-hope-future-wheat/# |
| Description | Chairing wheat genetics symposium, Tuln, Austria |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chaired a session of Wheat Genetic symposium |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Cibus 2018, Salone internazionale dell'alimentazione |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Cibus 2018, Salone internazionale dell'alimentazione |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Conference organiser of PAG San Diego attracting 3800 plant and animal researchers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I am on the organising committee of the largest plant and animal ag genomics conference attracting some 3800 researchers, policy makers, industry etc |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008, |
| Description | Conference presentation at PAG XXVI |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to present a seminar in the Gene Introgression Workshop at PAG XXVI conference in San Diego. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Core skills workshop for Bioinformatics Community of Practice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Core skills workshop for Bioinformatics Community of Practice |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | DBT-BBSRC Smart Agriculture Conclave |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | DBT-BBSRC Smart Agriculture Conclave |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | DFW Presentation to DEFRA chief science advisor |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A discussion of the outcomes and impact of WISP and DFW programmes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Daily Mail Online |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Genetic make-up of wheat has been decoded for the first time: Scientists say it could lead to low allergy varieties and crops that need less water |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6068177/Genetic-make-wheat-decoded-time.html |
| Description | Discussion Norman Lamb, MP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Discussion Norman Lamb, MP |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Discussion on gene editing and regulations with BSPB, Royal Society, UKPSF, breeders |
| 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 | Discussion on gene editing and regulations with BSPB, Royal Society, UKPSF, breeders |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Discussion with Gov Office Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Discussion with Gov Office Science |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Discussions with Syngenta |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Discussions on collaborations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Eastern Daily Press |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | How Norwich scientists' wheat DNA breakthrough could help feed the world |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/farming/john-innes-centre-norwich-wheat-genome-1-5655948 |
| Description | El Confidencial (Spain) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | El pan del futuro ya está aquí: científicos secuencian los 107.891 genes del trigo |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/ciencia/2018-08-16/secuencian-genoma-trigo-pan-futuro_1604... |
| Description | El Mundo (Spain) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | El genoma del trigo harinero ayudará a crear variedades más resistentes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/ciencia/2018/08/16/5b75ab13468aeb3d7e8b458b.html |
| Description | El Pais (Spain) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | El genoma del alimento que da a la humanidad una de cada cinco calorías |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/08/16/ciencia/1534414224_631189.html |
| Description | FSOV-Paris |
| 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 | Meeting with French breeders to discuss FSOV activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017,2018 |
| Description | Farmers Weekly |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Scientists apply for GM wheat and Crispr brassica field trials |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/scientists-apply-for-gm-wheat-and-crispr-brassica-field-trials |
| Description | Garnet York 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Garnet York 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Gatbsy Plant Science Students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Can wheat genomics help alleviate food insecurity? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Genoma completo del trigo augura mayor rendimiento y seguridad alimentaria al mundo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Genoma completo del trigo augura mayor rendimiento y seguridad alimentaria al mundo |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=496697 |
| Description | German Plant Breeding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | German Plant Breeding Society: keynote |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Global Food Security: WORKING GROUP OF CROP BREEDERS AND CLIMATE MODELLERS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Global Food Security: WORKING GROUP OF CROP BREEDERS AND CLIMATE MODELLERS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | International Computation Biology Society: Africa meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | International Computation Biology Society: Africa meeting |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited seminar - CRAG, Barcelone |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited seminar at CRAG research institute in Barcelona, as part of an exchange of scientists between JIC, CRAG and MPIPZ (Germany) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited seminar - Early Careers Researcher conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presented an invited seminar and participated in discussion group for ECRs from JIC, MPIPZ and CRAG. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited seminar - Enza Zaden |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to deliver a seminar at the head quarters of Enza Zaden (Enkhuizen, Netherlands) about Speed Breeding and how they might be able to use it more effectively in their company. I have since discussed potential projects with their pre-breeding team about improving the control of flowering for cucurbits and onion within their breeding programs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Invited seminar - MPIPZ Cologne |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to deliver a seminar at the Max Planck Insititute for Plant Breeding in Cologne, where I talked about our recent advances in understanding genes that control inflorescence architecture in wheat. The visit sparked interesting discussions about genes controlling reproductive development in cereals and the networking was important for my career development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Invited seminar - Milan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I delivered an invited seminar on the genetic regulation of inflorescence architecture at the Department of Biosciences, University of Milan. The talk resulted in me being invited to be an external supervisor/mentor for a PhD student, and I have discussed project opportunities with Fabio Fornara and Lucio Conti. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Invited seminar - wheatCAP Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to be a keynote speaker at the wheatCAP symposium - Bridging the Gap: Using Functional Genomics to Unlock Yield Potential, held in San Diego. My talk influenced the views of multiple post-graduate students at the symposium, and I will be hosting a student at JIC who invited me to talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.triticeaecap.org/whpss/ |
| Description | Invited seminar at IPK Gatersleben |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to deliver a seminar at IPK Gatersleben in Germany, to discuss research outcomes and network to help develop new project ideas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Invited speaker University of Reading |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on the genetics of adaptation in wheat |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Invitred speaker at IPK Gatersleben to give Vavilov Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dissemination on the genetics of adaptation in wheat landraces. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Italian Society of Genetics (SIGA) and Plant Biology (SIBV) Joint meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Keynote at PISA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | JIC Annual Science Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | JIC Annual Science Meeting |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | JIC Open day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | JIC Open Day |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | JIC Science Innovation Showcase |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talk at JIC Science Innovation Showcase with over 100 industry representatives |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Jersey Farming Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Jersey Farming Conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | John Innes Centre open day to the public |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | To show the general public plant science research in practise. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | KWS Wheat network discussions |
| 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 | Discussion with KWS scientist and breeders on wheat networks |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Keynote: Canadian Wheat Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Canadian Wheat Symposium |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Keynote: From Seed to Pasta III |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | From Seed to Pasta III |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | MSc Domestication |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | MSc course on Domestication |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | MSc course on Model to Crop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | MSc course on Model to Crop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019 |
| Description | MSc on Wheat Yield |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | MSc course on Wheat Yield |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019,2020 |
| Description | Meeting and presentation to discuss interactions between those international groups involved in meiosis research on wheat and barley in Paris |
| 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 | The meeting has led to the proposal to hold a much larger meeting on cereal meiosis researchers in 2019 at RRes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Member of the board of the G20 wheat initative |
| 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 | I am a board member of the G20 wheat initiative set up by the G20 agricultural ministers to facilitate coordination of wheat research in the G20 countries. We organise working group to facilitate such coordination, and to identify priorities for funding by funding agencies within the G20 countries |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015 |
| Description | Member of the management board of CGIAR wheat programme (CIMMYT and ICARD) to breed wheat for the resource-poor in the developing World |
| 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 | A management board member of CGIAR wheat programme (CIMMYT and ICARD) to breed wheat for the resource-poor in the developing World |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015 |
| Description | Monogram Bioinformatics Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Monogram Bioinformatics Workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Norfolk forum Science festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | To provide the general public with an insight into plant science research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Organisation a day workshop at Eucarpia meeting , Clermont_Ferrand Paris, with INRA (French) and Proweizen (German ) and CIMMYT researchers |
| 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 | The worship was to discuss possible collaborations which could lead to bids into the EU for funding |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Oxford Farming Conference talk |
| 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 | Oxford Farming Conference talk |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp0QJDivWgA |
| Description | Participation in Breeder's Day 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Breeder's Day event at John Innes Centre, showcasing the potential applied outcomes from our research to industry and public breeders. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Penny Mordaunt, Secretary of State for International Development. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Penny Mordaunt, Secretary of State for International Development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Pint of Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Norwich Science Festival |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Plenary talk at Genomics in breeding meeting, IPK Gatersleben, Germany |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Gave plenary talk at the main crop institute in Germany. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presentation at Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Update on progress in INEW project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.cerealsdb.uk.net/cerealgenomics/INEW/index.html |
| Description | Presentation at JIC annual science meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Describing the DFW Breeders Toolkit to JIC staff and science impact advisory board |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presentation at Plant and Animal Genome Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation was W257 Developmental and Physiological Dissection of QTLs in Wheat NAM Populations Stefano Bencivenga, Luzie U. Wingen, Scott Boden and Simon Griffiths, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxvi/meetingapp.cgi/Person/49737 |
| Description | Presentation at the conference for the UK Millers and bakers (NABIM-london) on DFW |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Was asked to provide further information on the coordinated DFW programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presentation on DFW at the DEFRA stakeholders WGIN meeting at RRES |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Request for more information on the programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presentation on WISP/DFW to ACC1 Cereals and Grains conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The presentation was to inform the cereal grain (rice, maize and wheat) processes community on the step change which has occurred in wheat research and the involvement of WISP/DFW in the step change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentation on WISP/DFW to the BBSRC legume community |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The presentation was to describe how the UK coordinated wheat programme was put together, and the impact the programme has had on the step change which has occurred in wheat research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentation on WISP/DFW to the BBSRC rice community |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation described how the coordinated WISP/DFW UK wheat programme was put together, and the impact the programme has had on the step change which has occurred in wheat research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Previously grainy wheat genome comes into focus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Previously grainy wheat genome comes into focus |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/08/wheat-genome-focus/ |
| Description | Rachel Lambert, Senior Livelihoods Adviser, Agriculture Research DFID |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Rachel Lambert, Senior Livelihoods Adviser, Agriculture Research DFID |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Radio Cardiff |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Radio interview for genome paper: Radio Cardiff |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.mixcloud.com/pythagoras_trousers/pythagoras-trousers-episode-421-mapping-the-wheat-genom... |
| Description | Radio Extramadura (Spain) |
| 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 | Interview in spanish regarding wheat genome sequence |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.canalextremadura.es/alacarta/radio/audios/principio-de-incertidumbre-la-secuenciacion-del... |
| Description | Radio Interview - BBC Radio 4 |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I discussed the benefits of the Speed Breeding technique that has been developed at JIC in collaboration with researchers in Australia on a radio interview on BBC4 as part of the Gardener's Question Time programme. As the interview was on radio, it is difficult to gauge the impact; however, multiple people from outside the institute heard the interview and said that it has changed their understanding of the capabilities of plant breeding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0bgmxpv |
| Description | Redburn |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talk at Redburn investment bank |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Royal Norfolk Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I participated in the Royal Norfolk Show, but presenting for the John Innes Centre stall, where I discussed our work on improving wheat by optimizing inflorescence architecture and accelerating breeding using speed breeding. We spoke to multiple members of the general public about these specific topics, as well as general areas of plant science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Wheat's complex genome finally deciphered, offering hope for better harvests and nonallergenic varieties |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/wheat-s-complex-genome-finally-deciphered-offering-hope-bette... |
| Description | Science Cafe - Norwich Science Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I conducted a Science Cafe event with Prof. Enrico Coen, where we discussed the benefits of plant science and the excitement that comes with identifying genes that regulate key aspects of plant development, both in model and crop species. The event included presentations from myself and Prof. Coen, followed by a Q & A session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Science Showcase Event at John Innes Centre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | I participated in the John Innes Centre Science Showcase Event to inform industry and business about the research the is taking place at JIC, and to help develop new academic/industry links. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Science and Faith |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Is it ethical to oppose modern plant breeding technologies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Scientific Soft Skills workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Scientific Soft Skills workshop in Cairo |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Seminar at International Wheat Genetics Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to present a seminar at the International Wheat Genetics Symposium in Tulln, Austria, April 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Seminar at Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I presented a seminar on the recent advances from our group investigating the genetic control of inflorescence architecture at the Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium on The coordination of development. The seminar increased the awareness of the scientific possibilities of wheat research to an audience that mainly included Arabidopsis researchers, and it was important for my career development because I was exposed to new ideas and knowledge, and I developed important contacts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Spiegel Online |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Researchers crack wheat puzzles - and hope for fewer hunger victims |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/weizen-forscher-entschluesseln-genom-und-wollen-hunger-eind... |
| Description | Talk - Flower Development Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited seminar to present at a scientific conference on floral development in plants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Talk Aarhus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk at Aarhus University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | The Atlantic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Scientists Finally Crack Wheat's Absurdly Complex Genome |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/wheat-genome-is-best-thing-since-sliced-bread/56... |
| Description | The Economist |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Revealing the wheat genome could lead to hypoallergenic bread |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/08/18/revealing-the-wheat-genome-could-lead-to... |
| Description | The Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Scientists sequence wheat genome in breakthrough once thought 'impossible' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/aug/16/scientists-sequence-wheat-genome-in-breakthrough-onc... |
| Description | Three modules in Cambridge Plant Science undergraduate course |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Three modules in Cambridge Plant Science undergraduate course (last year course PLL1) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | Training in "Bioinformatics to advance wheat breeding" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Training in "Bioinformatics to advance wheat breeding" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit from Sygenta to discuss wheat research outcomes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A visit from Syngenta team members including Yann Manes, Laurent Gervais, Duncan Warner, Olga Zhadenova and David Feuerhelm, top discuss some of the germplasm developed from IWYP projects and certainly anything that may be of value in a hybrid program. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Wired Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | AFTER 13 YEARS, SCIENTISTS FINALLY MAP THE MASSIVE WHEAT GENOME |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.wired.com/story/after-13-years-scientists-finally-map-the-massive-wheat-genome/ |
| Description | core skills workshop (2 days) as part of AfriPlantSci workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | core skills workshop (2 days) as part of AfriPlantSci workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | member of the G20 wheat Initiative Science board during 2019 |
| 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 | The members of the science board discuss how to better coordinate the wheat research activities in the G20 countries |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | member of the management board of the CGIAR wheat programme (CIMMYT and ICARDA) to breed wheat for the resource poor in the developing world |
| 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 | I offer advice to the management team of the wheat CGIAR programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | member of the organising committee for PAG 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Suggest plenary speakers for inviting to speak at PAG 2020 meeting attracting 3000 animal and plant researchers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | participant in G20 wheat initiative Nitrogen use efficiency workshop |
| 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 | Participated in a discussion on priorities for funding in the wheat research area nitrogen use efficiency. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | podcast Wheat Genome |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dewing Grain podcast Wheat Genome |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.dewinggrain.co.uk/podcast-item/?id=34 |