UKBRC2016
The 2016 general conference of the UK Brassica Research Community was on 13 April at the John Innes Centre, Norwich. A PDF of the final programme can be downloaded here: UKBRC2016 programme
Below are links to the presentations:
| Dana MacGregor (JIC) | Enhancing Brassica seed germination by altering cold signalling components | |
| Carmel O'Neill (JIC) | Brassica seed germination and seedling vigour using the B. napus DFFS material | |
| Emily Hawkes (JIC) | A conserved long non-coding RNA in the transition to flowering | |
| Harjeevan Kaur (York) | Genetic control of seed oil composition in oilseed rape | |
| Aofie Sweeney (York) | Investigating the genetic basis of micronutrient efficiency in B. napus | |
| Thomas Alcock (Nottingham) | Identifying genes controlling nutrient use in B. napus | |
| Mikhaela Neequaye (IFR) | Genetic Control of Sulphur Metabolism in Brassica - Making Better Broccoli | |
| Varanya Kittipol (York) | Genetic basis of glucosinolates variability in Brassica species | |
| Lenka Havlickova (York) | Unravelling the Genetic Control of Tocopherol Biosynthesis in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) using Associative Transcriptomics | |
| Zhesi He (York) | Visualizing homoeologous exchanges and alien introgressions in B. napus | |
| Fryni Drizou (Nottingham) | Finding resistance of oilseed rape to Rhizoctonia solani | |
| Tom Lawrenson (JIC) | CRISPR Genome Editing update | |
| Geraint Perry (Garnet) | Introduction to GARNet – and improving links with UKBRC | |
| Dan Bolser (EMBL-EBI) | Brassica resources in Ensembl Plants | |
| Anne-Marie Eckes (EI) | The Brassica Information Portal a phenotyping data base(bip.tgac.ac.uk) with illustrated examples | |
| Natalia Stawniak (York) | Commercialising thermo-stable rapeseed oil for the bio-lubricants industry | |
| Fei-Yian Yoong (JIC) | Improving seed vigour and resilience trait in Brassica oleracea | |
| Andrea Harper (York) | Broadening the genetic diversity underpinning seed quality and yield related traits in mustard rape and oilseed rape | |
| Eleri Tudor (JIC) | Targeting FRIGIDA for a robust flowering phenotype in oilseed rape | |
| Marc Jones (JIC) | B. napus through space and time: Gene expression in flowerin rapeseed | |
| Callum Paul Scotson (Aber) | Computed tomography technology: the study of oilseed rape seeds | |
| Helen Holmes (ADAS) | Determining the cost of lodging in oilseed rape in the UK | |
| Helen Riordan (York) | Investigating the genetic basis of Boron efficiency in B. napus | |
| Marie Bruser (JIC) | From a diversity set to specific gene targets: Crop – Model – Crop | |
| Pauline Stephenson (JIC) | INDEHISCENT vs Pod Shatter (Taming oil seed rape) | |
| Eric Holub (Warwick) | BBSRC-CGAT work on the genetics of white rust resistance | |
| John Walsh (Warwick) | Arable and vegetable brassica virus research at Warwick | |
| Rui Guan (Rothamsted) | Manipulation of epiculticular wax in Brassica rapa to improve photosynthetic yield | |
| Ian Bancroft (York) | Resource update relating to RIPR and OREGIN projects | |
| Colin Miles (BBSRC) | Update:_Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) |