UKBRC2018
The 2018 general conference of the UK Brassica Research Community was on 09 May at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden. A PDF of the final programme can be downloaded here: UKBRC2018 programme
Below are links to the presentations:
| Welcome Notes | |||
| Freddie Theodoulou | Overview of Rothamsted’s Tailoring Plant Metabolism Strategic Programme | ||
| Research Community brief updates | |||
| Lenka Havlickova (York) | An updated Associative Transcriptomics platform for Brassica napus | ||
| Thomas Alcock (Nottingham) | Nutrient uptake in Brassica napus | ||
| Aoife Sweeney (York) | Investigating the genetic basis of micronutrient efficiency in Brassica napus | ||
| Varanya Kittipol (York) | Investigating the genetic basis of glucosinolate variability in Brassica napus | ||
| Mikhaela Neequaye (Quadram) | Using novel broccoli lines to understand glucosinolate production and sulphur metabolism | ||
| Richard Broughton (Rothamsted) | Improving phytosterol content and composition in Brassica napus oil | ||
| Harjeevan Kaur (York) | Development of high erucic, low polyunsaturate (HELP) rapeseed | ||
| Natalia Stawniak (York) | Early vigour responses of Brassica napus diversity panel to seed treatments. | ||
| Jia Liu (York) | Genetic analysis for pod shatter resistance in Brassica napus L. | ||
| Roxana Teodor (York) | Associative Transcriptomics for the OREGIN project | ||
| Jon West (Rothamsted) | Combatting the stealthy pathogen: Pyrenopeziza | ||
| Yongju Huang (Hertfordshire) | Ignored fungal pathogen sibling – Leptosphaeria biglobosa | ||
| Henri Stotz (Hertfordshire) | Differences in interactions of Brassica napus with two Leptosphaeria species | ||
| Joana Vicente (Warwick) | White blister rust of mustards | ||
| Abraham Gomez-Gutierrez (JIC) | Downy Mildew in Baby Leaf Kale | ||
| Henk-jan Schonbeek (JIC) | Variation in PAMP responses in 6 Brassica species | ||
| Pat Heslop-Harrison (Leicester) | Brassica chromosome identification and homologies using massive oligonucleotide pools | ||
| Graham Teakle (Warwick) | Biological crop protection: a new 'slow down/speed up' strategy for aphid management | ||
| Community grant / resources updates | |||
| Jennifer Swarbrick (BBSRC, SO) | BBSRC Strategy and Funding Opportunities | ||
| Steve Penfield (JIC) | Statistical modelling of WOSR Recommended List trials and the search for yield stability. | ||
| Ian Bancroft (York) | Update on OREGIN and the RIPR radiation mutagenesis panel | ||
| Guy Barker (Warwick) | Update on VeGIN | ||