Tag Archives: plant breeding

Perspectives on research with varietal diversity and sustainable utilization in enset (Ensete banana)

Posted on Friday, 01 February, 2019 by

345. 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 →

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IAEA-FAO Manual on mutation breeding and introduction to plant breeding and selection

Posted on Tuesday, 18 September, 2018 by

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 →

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Molecular Cytogenetics Group – an infographic of what we do

Posted on Thursday, 16 June, 2016 by

Infographic: what we do in the Molecular Cytogenetics Research Group

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Wild banana species: their classification and the sequencing of Musa balbisiana

Posted on Sunday, 13 October, 2013 by

Crop relatives are important – we learn about the relationships of wild germplasm in comparison to the domesticated forms, and about the genetics and genes in the wild species. Two papers in the last month advance our understanding of wild … Continue reading →

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Food and nutrition security in dry areas: ICARDA 2012 report and research-for-development obstacles

Posted on Thursday, 29 August, 2013 by

ICARDA_2012_Annual Report ICARDA – the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas http://www.icarda.org – is an international organization targeting crops for these critical regions. It’s annual report for 2012 has just been published and highlights their genetic, breeding and … Continue reading →

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Wheat-Thinopyrum introgression work wins prize for Niaz Ali, Hazara, Pakistan

Posted on Wednesday, 10 July, 2013 by

Dr Niaz Ali, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan works on the introgression of characters from alien species into wheat, having completed his PhD in Leicester in 2012 with Dr Trude Schwarzacher. He presented his PhD work at the Annual Meeting of … Continue reading →

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Alien chromosome introgression transferring characters into bread wheat

Posted on Wednesday, 19 September, 2012 by

In situ hybridization is now widely used to identify the nature and size of chromosome, chromosome arm and chromosome segment introgressions from alien or wild species in plant breeding lines. The molecular cytogenetics research group has several projects investigating introgression … Continue reading →

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