Breeding wheat for increased winter growth rate

因此，该项目的目的是提高我们对小麦冬季生长的理解，利用生理和遗传技术来调查各种小麦品种冬季生长速率的多样性。调控冬季生长的候选基因将使用定量遗传方法进行鉴定，并研究其在控制小麦发育中的作用。田间试验将在多个地点进行，以测试在不同环境条件下高/低冬季生长速率的功能相关性。这是一个由KWS-Limagrain-RAGT博士培训联盟合作的iCASE项目。因此，该项目从作物育种行业中汲取了大量的专业知识，工业合作伙伴将全面参与研究的规划和执行，以及对学生的监督。作为项目的一部分，学生还将在KWS剑桥大学进行为期3个月的实习。总的来说，这个项目提供了一个难得的机会，可以获得基本科学技能的培训，发展作物科学和作物育种行业的知识，并有助于我们对作物生长和产量提高的理解。

The aim of this project is therefore to improve our understanding of winter growth in wheat, using physiological and genetic techniques to investigate diversity in winter growth rate across a wide range of wheat varieties. Candidate genes that regulate winter growth will be identified using quantitative genetic approaches and investigated to determine their role in controlling wheat development. Field trials will be performed at multiple sites, in order to test the functional relevance of the high/low winter growth rates under different environmental conditions. This is an iCASE project partnered by the KWS-Limagrain-RAGT PhD training consortium. As such, the project draws on a huge range of expertise from the crop breeding industry, and the industrial partners will be integrally involved in the planning and execution of the research, as well as the supervision of the student. The student will also undertake a 3-month placement at KWS Cambridge as part of the project. Overall, this project represents an exceptional opportunity to gain training in fundamental scientific skills, to develop knowledge of crop science and the crop breeding industry, and to contribute to our understanding of crop growth and yield improvement.