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Tag Archives: genetics
Enset in Ethiopia as a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple: review article
349. Borrell JS, Biswas MK, Goodwin M, Blomme G, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS, Wendawek AM, Berhanu A, Kallow S, Janssens S, Molla EL, Davis AP, Woldeyes F, Willis K, Demissew S, Wilkin P. 2019. Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized … Continue reading
Posted in Musa, Publications, Research, Species
Tagged biodiversity, biotic and abiotic resistance, breeding, climate adaptation, crop wild relatives (CWRs), crops, domestication, Ensete ventricosum, false banana, food security, genetics, genomics, germplasm collections, pests and pathogens, sustainable agriculture, tropical crop ecology
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Perspectives on research with varietal diversity and sustainable utilization in enset (Ensete banana)
347. Wilkin P, Davis A, Demissew S, Etherington T, Goodwin M, Heslop-Harrison P, Schwarzacher T, Willis K. 2018. A perspective to enhance innovative research with emphasis on varietal diversity and sustainable utilization of enset (Ensete ventricosum). Ethiopian Journal of Biological … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Musa, Publications, Species
Tagged Africa, banana, biodiversity, breeding, crops, diversity, enset, ensete, Ethiopia, food security, genetics, genomics, livelihoods, Musaceae, plant breeding, ploidy, polyploidy, Resilience, staple food
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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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An Immortalized Genetic Mapping Population for Perennial Ryegrass: A Resource for Phenotyping and Complex Trait Mapping
Velmurugan J, Milbourne D, Connolly V, Heslop-Harrison JS, Anhalt UC, Lynch MB, Barth S. 2018. An immortalized genetic mapping population for perennial ryegrass: a resource for phenotyping and complex trait mapping. Frontiers in Plant Science 9: article 717. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00717 To address … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Research
Tagged biomass, breeding, chromosomes, GBS, genetic resources, genetics, genotyping by sequencing, Lolium, Lolium perenne, mapping, mapping population, perennial ryegrass, phenotyping, populations, QTLS, recombinant inbred lines (RIL), resources, ryegrass, Traits
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Morphology, adaptation and speciation
Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Morphology, adaptation and speciation. Annals of Botany 120(7): 621-624. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcx130The study of plant evolution and development in a phylogenetic context has accelerated research advances in both areas over the last decade. The addition of a robust phylogeny for plant taxa based … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged Adaptation, diversity, ecology, genetics, genomics, meristems, morphology, phylogeny, polyploidy, selection
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Crop Improvement – Plant Nuclear Genomes
328. Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Crop Improvement: Plant Nuclear Genomes. Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences 2nd Edition. In proof. Plant breeders work with large amounts of DNA sequence information including the sequences of all genes and the repetitive DNA that makes … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged biodiversity, breeding, Chloroplasts, chromosomes, Epigenetics, genetics, genome size, genomes, genomics, markers, Plastomes, QTL, repetitive DNA, Traits
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Identification and characterization of mobile genetic elements LINEs from Brassica genome
Nouroz F, Noreen S, Khan MF, Ahmed S, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Identification and characterization of mobile genetic elements LINEs from Brassica genomes. Gene 627: 94-105. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.06.015.. Abstract Among transposable elements (TEs), the LTR retrotransposons are abundant followed by nonLTR retrotransposons in … Continue reading
Posted in Brassica, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged brassica, breeding, diversity, genetics, genomics, germplasm, introgression, lines, oilseeds, phylogeny, retrotranposons, Reverse transcriptase, wild species
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Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants
337. Alix K, Gérard PR, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants. Annals of Botany 120: 183–194. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcx079 (freely available) Author version (free to post) to come. Figure 1 showing polyploidy or WGD … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged amphipolyploids, autopolyploids, chromosomes, crops, cytogenetics, ecology, ecosystems, genetics, genomics, hybrids, polyploidy, speciation
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New Project on Molecular Cytogenetics and Genomics of Ensete banana
We have a research project starting in 2017 on Ethiopian banana, Ensete ventricosum, for 18 months, in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Dr Paul Wilkin) and University of Addis Ababa (Professor Sebsebe Demissew). There is a post-doctoral position working … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborators, Farming, jobs, Musa, People, Research, Species
Tagged academic, advert, banana, bbsrc, breeding, diversity, DNA, ensete, Ethiopia, farming, fellowship, food security, gcrf, genetics, genomics, global challenge, job, postdoc, postdoctoral, propagation, research, sequencing, tissue culture, university
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Banana, Ensete and Boesenbergia Genomics talk by Schwarzacher, Heslop-Harrison, Harikrishna
Comparative genomic analysis in Zingiberales: what can we learn from banana to enable Ensete and Boesenbergia to reach their potential? Talk for Plant and Animal Genomics #PAGXXV Molecular cytogenetics can address challenges in crops with relatively little background knowledge. This … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Farming, Musa
Tagged Africa, banana, breeding, chromosomes, enset, ensete, Epigenetics, Ethiopia, food, genetics, genomics, immunocytochemistry, musa
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Molecular Cytogenetics Group – an infographic of what we do
Infographic: what we do in the Molecular Cytogenetics Research Group
Analysis of Petunia vein clearing virus (PVCV) sequences, retroelements and tandem repeats in Petunia axillaris N and P. inflata S6
325a. Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS, Richert-Pöggeler KR. 2016. Analysis of Petunia vein clearing virus (PVCV) sequences, retroelements and tandem repeats in Petunia axillaris N and P. inflata S6. Supplementary manuscript 2. Nature Plants 2: article number 16074. Link to manuscript: Petunia_PVCV_Repeats_SchwarzacherEtAl2016 Within … Continue reading
Regulation should follow robust scientific assessments not opinions
University of Leicester scientist in battle to ‘stem onslaught of pseudoscience’ Geneticist at European Commission alarmed at impact of ‘dogma’ in regulation and the negative impact on the environment and European industry A University of Leicester scientist has joined leading … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, News, Press
Tagged Commission, edc, endocrine disruptors, environment, eu, Europe, genetics, genomics, glyphosate, hazard, herbicides, press release, publicity, risk
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