Wheat success for early career researcher
John Innes Centre student Anna Backhaus has received international recognition for her outstanding contribution to wheat research
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Blog What is senescence and why do we want wheat that stays green for longer?
Faced by climate change, and our ever-increasing agricultural demands, what can we do to improve crops being grown? Liz Chapman is working on improving wheat yields by investigating the length of time the crops stay green
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Blog Speeding breeding and other ways of feeding 10 billion people
Improvements to make crops more nutritious, disease resistant and climate smart are essential to feed a burgeoning world population. Speed breeding could be one answer
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News High-Iron GM Wheat Trials Get Green Light
Field trials of wheat biofortified to produce white flour with extra iron have begun following approval by the Government
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News Application for Field Trial of Genetically Modified Organisms: High Iron Wheat and CRISPR Brassica
Researchers have applied to Defra for consent to conduct field trials of genetically modified (GM) wheat and gene-edited Brassica (CRISPR)
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Press Release Previously grainy wheat genome comes into focus
The complete sequence of the huge wheat genome has been published, which will accelerate innovation in breeding resilient and disease resistant crops to feed a growing global population
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News Professor Graham Moore recognised for exceptional contribution to wheat research
John Innes Centre scientist Professor Graham Moore and University of Bristol’s Professor Keith Edwards have been jointly awarded the 2018 Rank Prize in Nutrition (Human and Animal Nutrition and Crop Husbandry) for their exceptional contribution to wheat research
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Press Release Wheat research discovery yields genetic secrets that could shape future crops
A new study has isolated a gene controlling shape and size of spikelets in wheat in a breakthrough which could help breeders deliver yield increases in one of the world’s most important crops.
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Press Release New genomic tool searches wheat’s wild past to improve crops of the future
Crowd-funded resource is launched by an international consortium.
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