Optimising water use in wheat

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2008 to end of 31 Mar 2012
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS4952
4952
DepartmentPlant Sciences (PSC)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00004952
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00004952

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Rubisco activities, properties and regulation in three different C4 grasses under drought

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carmo-Silva, A. E., Keys, A. J., Andralojc, P. J., Powers, S. J., Arrabaca, M. C. and Parry, M. A. J. 2010. Rubisco activities, properties and regulation in three different C4 grasses under drought. Journal of Experimental Botany. 61, pp. 2355-2366. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq071

Selection for high grain number per unit stem length through four generations from mutants in a durum wheat population to increase yields of individual plants and crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Pedro, A., Savin, R., Parry, M. A. J. and Slafer, G. A. 2012. Selection for high grain number per unit stem length through four generations from mutants in a durum wheat population to increase yields of individual plants and crops. Field Crops Research. 129, pp. 59-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.01.016

Shortcomings in wheat yield predictions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Semenov, M. A., Mitchell, R. A. C., Whitmore, A. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Parry, M. A. J. and Shewry, P. R. 2012. Shortcomings in wheat yield predictions. Nature Climate Change. 2, pp. 380-382. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1511

Snf1-related protein kinases (SnRKs) act within an intricate network that links metabolic and stress signalling in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Halford, N. G. and Hey, S. J. 2009. Snf1-related protein kinases (SnRKs) act within an intricate network that links metabolic and stress signalling in plants. Biochemical Journal. 419, pp. 247-259. https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20082408

Sugars in crop plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Halford, N. G., Curtis, T. Y., Muttucumaru, N., Postles, J. and Mottram, D. S. 2011. Sugars in crop plants. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 158 (1), pp. 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2010.00443.x

Systems approaches to crop improvement (Aspects of Applied Biology 107)

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Halford, N. G. and Semenov, M. A. (ed.) 2011. Systems approaches to crop improvement (Aspects of Applied Biology 107). Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick .

Teaching plant biology in a time of change

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Lawlor, D. W. 2004. Teaching plant biology in a time of change.

The interface between metabolic and stress signalling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hey, S. J., Byrne, E. and Halford, N. G. 2010. The interface between metabolic and stress signalling. Annals of Botany. 105, pp. 197-203. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcp285

The Maillard reaction in food processing and cooking

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Halford, N. G., Curtis, T. Y. and Muttucumaru, N. 2010. The Maillard reaction in food processing and cooking. The Biochemist. 32 (6), pp. 10-14. https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03206010

The role of plant breeding and biotechnology in meeting the challenge of global warming

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Halford, N. G. 2011. The role of plant breeding and biotechnology in meeting the challenge of global warming. in: Carayannis, E. G. (ed.) Planet earth 2011 - global warming challenges and opportunities for policy and practice InTechOpen Ltd. pp. 493-506

The sucrose non-fermenting-1-related (SnRK) family of protein kinases: potential for manipulation to improve stress tolerance and increase yield

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Coello, P., Hey, S. J. and Halford, N. G. 2011. The sucrose non-fermenting-1-related (SnRK) family of protein kinases: potential for manipulation to improve stress tolerance and increase yield. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62, pp. 883-893. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq331

TILLING as a method for improving durum wheat

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Madgwick, P. J., Baudo, M., Phillips, A. L., Habash, D. Z., Ouabbou, H., Labhili, M., Tuberosa, R., Bort, J., Hamada, W., Al-Yassin, A. and Parry, M. A. J. 2010. TILLING as a method for improving durum wheat. Water and nitrogen use efficiency in plants and crops. Aspects of Applied Biology 105 . pp. 257-260