Testing new genomic methods to accelerate genetic gain in UK winter wheat

测试新的基因组方法以加速英国冬小麦的遗传增益

• 批准号: 1827426
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-1827426
• 关键词: Testing; new; genomic; methods; accelerate

Theme: Agriculture and Food SecurityThe project will focus on wheat, Europe's main crop, and the testing of new genomic methods to accelerate genetic gain. Realising the investment of the public and private sector in the generation of next-generation tools is essential to deliver improved wheat varieties to farmer's fields. The project will use a suite of complementary resources to test emerging quantitative genetic approaches, such as genomic selection, in elite wheat populations. The approaches proposed range from field phenotyping, including the employment of ground- and aerial-based sensor technology to bioinformatics and the development of flexible genetic markers for use in breeding. The partnership with RAGT Seeds Ltd is integral to delivering new knowledge directly to breeding. As part of the iCASE studentship the successful applicant will have the opportunity to interact with an interdisciplinary team at RAGT Seeds Ltd including plant breeders, molecular geneticists and statisticians.

布景主题：农业和粮食安全该项目将侧重于欧洲的主要作物小麦，以及测试新的基因组方法来加速遗传增益。实现公共和私营部门对下一代工具的投资对于向农民提供改良小麦品种至关重要。该项目将使用一套补充资源来测试新兴的定量遗传方法，如基因组选择，在精英小麦种群中。所提出的方法包括实地表型分析，包括采用地面和空中传感器技术，生物信息学和开发用于育种的灵活遗传标记。与RAGT Seeds Ltd的合作关系是直接向育种提供新知识的不可或缺的一部分。作为iCASE学生奖学金的一部分，成功的申请人将有机会与RAGT种子有限公司的跨学科团队互动，包括植物育种家，分子遗传学家和统计学家。