Science and industry club together to deliver better crops
Three CPPS members have new industry-relevant crop science projects funded as part of the Crop Improvement Research Club (CIRC)
The research is aimed at delivering improvements to the main UK cereal crops - oilseed rape, barley and wheat - so boosting efforts to ensure food security. Nine projects were funded overall - together, they represent an investment of over £4M by BBSRC, the Scottish Government and 14 companies including plant breeders, farmers and food processors.
The three projects by CPPS members are:
- Professor Andy Greenland, NIAB - Production of wheat lacking B-type starch granules
- Professor Peter Shewry, Rothamsted Research - The role of lipids in determining gas bubble retention in wheat dough
- Dr Richard Whalley, Rothamsted Research - Phenotyping root function in wheat
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