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Climate resilient crops

September 18, 2020August 1, 2022 johnCBF


Dr Sigrid Heuer
Principal Scientist
Rothamsted Research
Identifying beneficial genes and pathways from heat-tolerant rice genotypes.
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Applying SNP-based markers to improve rice for farmers and consumers

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 Deborah Taylor


Dr Katherine Steele
School of Natural Sciences
Bangor Universities
Applying SNP-based markers to improve rice for farmers and consumers

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Identifying resistance in rice to the parasitic witchweeds, Striga hermonthica and Striga. asiatica

June 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Deborah Taylor


Professor Julie Scholes
University of Sheffield
Understanding the molecular genetic basis of resistance in rice to Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica.

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Sustainable management of rice waste.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Roslyn Bill
Aston University
Development of a sustainable rice waste bio-refining process.

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Enhancing nutritional value and grain quality.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Dr Lesley Boyd
NIAB
Enhancing the nutritional value and grain quality of modern rice varieties.

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Genetic Diversity in Vietnam Native Rice Lines

January 8, 2019January 17, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Mario Caccamo
NIAB
Characterisation and exploitation of the genetic diversity in Vietnam native rice lines.

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Improvement of seed vigour for dry direct-seeded conditions

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Dr Peter Eastmond
Rothamsted Research
Genetic improvement of rice seed vigour for dry direct-seeded conditions.
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Effect of stress on regulatory divergence and Nutrient Rice

January 8, 2019February 12, 2019 johnCBF

Dr. Nelzo C. Ereful
NIAB, Cambridge
Effect of stress on regulatory divergence and Nutrient Rice.

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3D Model of Photosynthesis for a Rice Leaf

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF


Professor Andrew Fleming
University of Sheffield
A 3D model of photosynthesis to inform on rice leaf performance.

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Stomatal Numbers and Drought and Heat Stress Tolerance.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Julie Gray
University of Sheffield
Stomatal numbers and their possible role in drought and heat stress tolerance.

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Photosynthesis Repression in Cell Types of the Rice Leaf

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Julian Hibberd
University of Cambridge
Investigating photosynthesis repression in some cell types of the rice leaf

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Proteomics and Genomics in Rice Research

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Andy Jones
University of Liverpool
Integration of proteomics and genomics to support next-generation rice research.

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Regulation of photosynthesis genes and crop yield.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Steven Kelly
University of Oxford
Regulation of photosynthesis genes to inform the development of higher yieldings crops.

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The EnRiCh Project.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Dr Ondrej Kosik
Rothamsted Research
The EnRiCh Project
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Direct Seeded Rice Alternative to Puddled Transplanted Rice

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Dr Smita Kurup
Rothamsted Research
Direct seeded rice as a sustainable alternative to puddled transplanted rice

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The C4 Rice Project.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Jane Langdale
University of Oxford
The C4 Rice Project.

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Development of more nutritious rice types.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF


Dr Alison Lovegrove
Rothamsted Research
New types of rice in which high energy content is combined with low GI, high fibre and micronutrients.
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Developing Drought and Salt Tolerant Rice Varieties.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Frans Maathuis
University of York
Developing drought and salt tolerant rice varieties.

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Exploiting inorganic and organic waste streams as rice plant fertilisers.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Dr Caroline Meharg & Professor Andy Meharg
Queen’s University Belfast
Exploiting inorganic and organic waste streams as rice plant fertilisers.
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Exploiting a cyanobacterial mechanism to increase photosynthesis and yield in rice

January 8, 2019January 29, 2019 Deborah Taylor

Professor Martin Parry
Lancaster University
Exploiting a cyanobacterial carbon dioxide concentrating mechanism to increase photosynthesis and yield in rice

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The Green Rice Project

January 8, 2019August 6, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Adam Price
University of Aberdeen
Sustainable Production of Safe Rice.

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Protein modification and flood tolerance in rice.

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF


Professor Ari Sadanandom
Durham University
Exploiting protein modification systems to boost flooding tolerance in rice.

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Rice Blast Disease

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 johnCBF

Professor Nick Talbot
The Sainsbury Laboratory
The biology of infection by the rice blast fungus.

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