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

主题：农业和粮食安全该项目将重点关注欧洲的主要作物小麦，以及测试新的基因组方法以加速遗传增益。实现公共和私营部门对新一代工具的投资对于向农民提供改良的小麦品种至关重要。该项目将利用一套互补资源，在优质小麦种群中测试新兴的定量遗传方法，如基因组选择。提出的方法包括现场表型分析，包括使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种子有限公司的合作关系对于直接向育种提供新知识是不可或缺的。作为iCASE奖学金的一部分，成功的申请者将有机会与RAGT种子有限公司的跨学科团队进行互动，包括植物育种家，分子遗传学家和统计学家。

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.