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Monthly Archives: September 2018
IAEA-FAO Manual on mutation breeding and introduction to plant breeding and selection
346. Nielen S., Forster BP, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2018. Mutagen effects in the first generation after seed treatment: biological effects of mutation treatments. Chapter 4 In: FAO/IAEA. Manual on Mutation Breeding – Third edition. Spencer-Lopes MM, Forster BP, Jankuloski L (eds), Food and … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Techniques
Tagged biodiversity, breeding, diversity, genetics, genomics, germplasm, marker assisted selection, markers, mutation, plant breeding, populations, selection
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A global strategy for the conservation and use of coconut genetic resources 2018-2028
345. Baudouin L, Heslop-Harrison P, Pereira MG. 2018. 3.9.2 Preparing the era of marker-assisted breeding – Chapter 3. Where we need to be to secure diversity and promote use. In Bourdeix R & Prades A (Eds.), A Global Strategy for … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Species
Tagged biodiversity, breeding, cococut, Cocos, diversity, genetics, genomics, genotyping, germplasm, GWAS, islands, marker assisted selection, MAS, phenotypes, sequencing
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Obituary for Dr Mark Goodwin
I am so saddened to write about the sudden death of my good friend, colleague and co-project leader, Mark Goodwin. We had very extensive common interests in the application and delivery of research for developing countries, research ethics, and in … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborators
Tagged banana, colleagues, death, ensete, Ethiopia, germplasm, Leicester, Mark Goodwin, memorial, obituary, pedagogy, teaching, tribute, university
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