Australia Partnering Award: Are wheat introgressions the breeders' friend or foe?
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Bristol
Department Name: Biological Sciences
Abstract
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Publications
Coulton A
(2020)
Examining the Effects of Temperature on Recombination in Wheat.
in Frontiers in plant science
Coulton A
(2020)
Segregation distortion: Utilizing simulated genotyping data to evaluate statistical methods.
in PloS one
Przewieslik-Allen AM
(2021)
The role of gene flow and chromosomal instability in shaping the bread wheat genome.
in Nature plants
Tock AJ
(2021)
Crossover-active regions of the wheat genome are distinguished by DMC1, the chromosome axis, H3K27me3, and signatures of adaptation.
in Genome research
| Description | From our desk study, we have shown that introgressions have a significant effect on the wheat genome, some positive and some negative. If allowed further work, via the workshops will allow us to predict which introgressions have a positive effect and which will have a negative effect on the genome's performance, thus enhancing the breeders ability to increase yield. |
| Exploitation Route | It is clear from our desk study that the breeders are interested in the use of introgressions in wheat, as such they wish t understand how introgressed regions affect the wheat genome and how this might be used in their breeding programs. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Description | A pipeline for efficient recombination in wheat |
| Amount | £200,364 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/W003317/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 03/2023 |