UKBRC2017
The 2017 general conference of the UK Brassica Research Community was on 03 May at the University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus. A PDF of the final programme can be downloaded here: UKBRC2017 programme
Below are links to the presentations:
| Research Community brief updates | |||
| Alison Fraser (Nottingham) | Improving nitrogen use efficiency in oilseed rape | ||
| Marie Bruser (JIC) | From B. napus to Arabidopsis, from pod to embryo | ||
| Mikhaela Neequaye (IFR) | Using novel Broccoli lines to understand glucosinolate production and sulphur metabolism | ||
| Fryni Drizou (Nottingham) | Herbivory and Oilseed rape-Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-1 interaction | ||
| Thomas Alcock (Nottingham) | Nutrient uptake in Brassica napus | ||
| Jessica Hughes (JIC) | Palatability of oilseed rape to the cabbage stem flea beetle | ||
| Henk-jan Schonbeek (JIC) | MAQBAT Mechanistic Analysis of Quantitative disease resistance in Brasssica napus by Association Transcriptomics | ||
| Hicret Yalcin (JIC) | PAMP-Triggered Immunity & Quantitative Disease Resistance in Brassicas | ||
| Carmel O’Neil (JIC) | Measuring and improving Brassica seed vigour performance | ||
| Rumiana Ray (Nottingham) | ICAROS project | ||
| Graham Teakle (Warwick) | Yield decline and the rhizosphere microbiome | ||
| Richard Broughton (Rothamsted) | Improving phytosterol content and composition in Brassica napus oil | ||
| Rui Guan (Rothamsted) | Optimizing cuticular wax in Brassica rapa to improve photosynthesis and resistance | ||
| Joana Vicente (Warwick) | White blister rust of mustards | ||
| Community grant / resources updates | |||
| Wiktor Jurowski (Earlham) | Development of Brassica Information Portal a resource for phenotypic data | ||
| Lars Ostergaard (JIC) | The BRAVO project | ||
| Ian Bancroft (York) | Resource update relating to RIPR and OREGIN projects | ||
| Mathew Nelson (Kew) | Potential sLoLa - Bioactive Compounds from Crucifers | ||