[20:20 Wheat] Maximising yield potential of wheat

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2012 to end of 31 Mar 2017
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorMalcolm Hawkesford
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS5202
5202
DepartmentPlant Biology and Crop Science (PBCS)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00005202
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00005202

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Understanding the impact of crop and food production on the water environment - using sugar as a model

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hess, T., Aldaya, M., Fawell, J., Franceshini, H., Ober, E. S., Schaub, R. and Schulze-Aurcih, J. 2014. Understanding the impact of crop and food production on the water environment - using sugar as a model. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 94 (1), pp. 2-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.6369

Development and evaluation of a field-based high-throughput phenotyping platform

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Andrade-Sanchez, P., Gore, M. A., Heun, J. T., Thorp, K. R., Carmo-Silva, A. E., French, A. N., Salvucci, M. E. and White, J. W. 2014. Development and evaluation of a field-based high-throughput phenotyping platform. Functional Plant Biology. 41, pp. 68-79. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP13126

Effects of variety and nutrient availability on the acrylamide forming potential of rye

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Postles, J., Elmore, J. S., Powers, S. J., Mottram, D. S. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Effects of variety and nutrient availability on the acrylamide forming potential of rye. Acrylamide, furans and other food-borne contaminants, from plant science to food chemistry. Aspects of Applied Biology 116 . pp. 125-130

Activity of enzymes associated with asparagine synthesis and breakdown in wheat under biotic and abiotic stress conditions

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Kudiyarova, Z. S., Muttucumaru, N., West, J. S. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Activity of enzymes associated with asparagine synthesis and breakdown in wheat under biotic and abiotic stress conditions. Acrylamide, furans and other food-borne contaminants, from plant science to food chemistry. Aspects of Applied Biology 116 . pp. 119-124

Producing low acrylamide risk potatoes: a three-year public/private sector collaborative project in the United Kingdom, focussed on genetics, agronomy and storage

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Halford, N. G. and Muttucumaru, N. 2013. Producing low acrylamide risk potatoes: a three-year public/private sector collaborative project in the United Kingdom, focussed on genetics, agronomy and storage. Acrylamide, furans and other food-borne contaminants, from plant science to food chemistry. Aspects of Applied Biology 116 . pp. 93-96

Acrylamide, furans and other food-borne contaminants, from plant science to food chemistry

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Halford, N. G. (ed.) 2013. Acrylamide, furans and other food-borne contaminants, from plant science to food chemistry. Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick .

Acrylamide and flavour in potato crisps

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Elmore, J. S., Halford, N. G., Briddon, A., Dodson, A. T., Muttucumaru, N. and Mottram, D. S. 2013. Acrylamide and flavour in potato crisps.

Advances in reduction of acrylamide-forming potential in wheat

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Curtis, T. Y. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Advances in reduction of acrylamide-forming potential in wheat. Acrylamide, furans and other food-borne contaminants, from plant science to food chemistry. Aspects of Applied Biology 116 . pp. 131-136

Replacing the large subunit of Rubisco

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Parry, M. A. J., Carmo-Silva, E., Jones, H. D., Andralojc, P. J. and Reynolds, M. 2013. Replacing the large subunit of Rubisco. Proceedings 3rd International Workshop of the Wheat Yield Consortium, Cuidad Obregon, 5-7 March 2013 . pp. 23

Optimizing RuBP regeneration to increase photosynthetic capacity

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Parry, M. A. J., Madgwick, P., Carmo-Silva, E., Raines, C. and Reynolds, M. 2013. Optimizing RuBP regeneration to increase photosynthetic capacity. Proceedings 3rd International Workshop of the Wheat Yield Consortium, Cuidad Obregon, 5-7 March 2013 . Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) Mexico. pp. 20-21

Phenotypic selection for photosynthetic capacity and efficiency

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Furbank, R., Lopez-Castaneda, C., Condon, T., Silva-Perez, V., Von Caemmerer, S., Evans, John, Parry, M. A. J., Andralojc, P. J., Ober, E., Carmo-Silva, E., Salvucci, M., Molero, G., Raines, C., Lawson, T. and Driever, S. 2013. Phenotypic selection for photosynthetic capacity and efficiency. Reynolds, M. and Braun, H. (ed.) Proceedings 3rd International Workshop of the Wheat Yield Consortium, Cuidad Obregon, 5-7 March 2013 . Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) Mexico. pp. 4-8

Improving the thermal stability of Rubisco activase

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Carmo-Silva, E., Scales, J., Madgwick, P., Salvucci, M., Parry, M. A. J. and Raines, C. 2013. Improving the thermal stability of Rubisco activase. Reynolds, M. and Braun, H. (ed.) Proceedings 3rd International Workshop of the Wheat Yield Consortium, Cuidad Obregon, 5-7 March 2013 . Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) Mexico. pp. 22

Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency of wheat

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Furbank, R. and Parry, M. A. J. 2013. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency of wheat. Reynolds, M. and Braun, H. (ed.) Proceedings 3rd International Workshop of the Wheat Yield Consortium, Cuidad Obregon, 5-7 March 2013 . Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) Mexico. pp. 1-3

Isolation and characterization of ERECTA genes and their expression patterns in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, L., Yasir, T. A., Phillips, A. L. and Hu, Y-G. 2013. Isolation and characterization of ERECTA genes and their expression patterns in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Australian Journal of Crop Science. 7 (3), pp. 381-390.

The role of sensitivity to abscisic acid and gibberellin in pre-maturity alpha-amylase formation in wheat grains

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kondhare, K. R., Kettlewell, P. S., Farrell, A. D., Hedden, P. and Monaghan, J. M. 2013. The role of sensitivity to abscisic acid and gibberellin in pre-maturity alpha-amylase formation in wheat grains. Journal of Cereal Science. 58, pp. 472-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.09.009

Sustainability of UK-grown wheat for breadmaking (HGCA Project Report No. 521)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Shewry, P. R., Wan, Y., Chope, G., Penson, S., Mosleth, E. F. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. Sustainability of UK-grown wheat for breadmaking (HGCA Project Report No. 521). Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Kenilworth.

Ethylene promotes germination of Arabidopsis seed under salinity by decreasing reactive oxygen species: Evidence for the involvement of nitric oxide simulated by sodium nitroprusside

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lin, Y., Yang, L., Paul, M. J., Zu, Y. and Tang, Z. 2013. Ethylene promotes germination of Arabidopsis seed under salinity by decreasing reactive oxygen species: Evidence for the involvement of nitric oxide simulated by sodium nitroprusside. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 73, pp. 211-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.10.003

Prospects of doubling global wheat yields

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkesford, M. J., Araus, J-L., Park, R., Calderini, D., Miralles, D., Shen, T., Zhang, J. and Parry, M. A. J. 2013. Prospects of doubling global wheat yields. Food and Energy Security. 2, pp. 34-48. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.15

Plant functioning in a changing global and polluted environment

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
De Kok, L. J. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. Plant functioning in a changing global and polluted environment. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 88, p. 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.02.003

Analysis of gibberellins as free acids by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Urbanova, T., Tarkowska, D., Novak, O., Hedden, P. and Strnad, M. 2013. Analysis of gibberellins as free acids by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta. 112, pp. 85-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2013.03.068

Regulation of growth by the trehalose pathway: relation to temperature and sucrose

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nunes, C., Schluepmann, H., Delatte, T. L., Wingler, A., Silva, A. B., Feveiro, P. S., Jansen, M., Fiorani, F., Wiese-Klinkenberg, A. and Paul, M. J. 2013. Regulation of growth by the trehalose pathway: relation to temperature and sucrose. Plant Signaling and Behavior. 8, p. e26626. https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.26626

Expression analysis of abscisic acid (ABA) and metabolic signalling factors in developing endosperm and embryo of barley

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, Z., Huang, J., Muttucumaru, N., Powers, S. J. and Halford, N. G. 2013. Expression analysis of abscisic acid (ABA) and metabolic signalling factors in developing endosperm and embryo of barley. Journal of Cereal Science. 58, pp. 255-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.06.009

Identifying potential RNAi targets in grain aphid (Sitobion avenae F.) based on transcriptome profiling of its alimentary canal after feeding on wheat plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, M., Zhou, Y., Wang, H., Jones, H. D., Gao, Q., Wang, D., Ma, Y. and Xia, L. 2013. Identifying potential RNAi targets in grain aphid (Sitobion avenae F.) based on transcriptome profiling of its alimentary canal after feeding on wheat plants. BMC Genomics. 14, p. 560. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-560

The regulatory properties of Rubisco activase differ among species and affect photosynthetic induction during light transitions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carmo-Silva, A. E. and Salvucci, M. E. 2013. The regulatory properties of Rubisco activase differ among species and affect photosynthetic induction during light transitions. Plant Physiology. 161, pp. 1645-1655. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.112.213348

The trehalose 6-phosphate/SnRK1 signaling pathway primes growth recovery following relief of sink limitation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nunes, C., O'hara, L. E., Primavesi, L. F., Delatte, T. L., Schluepmann, H., Somsen, G. W., Silva, A. B., Fevereiro, P. S., Wingler, A. and Paul, M. J. 2013. The trehalose 6-phosphate/SnRK1 signaling pathway primes growth recovery following relief of sink limitation. Plant Physiology. 162 (3), pp. 1720-1732. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.113.220657

Identification of QTLs associated with seedling root traits and their correlation with plant height in wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bai, C., Liang, Y. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2013. Identification of QTLs associated with seedling root traits and their correlation with plant height in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64, pp. 1745-1753. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert041

GA-responsive dwarfing gene Rht12 affects the developmental and agronomic traits in common bread wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, L., Phillips, A. L., Condon, A. G., Parry, M. A. J. and Hu, Y-G. 2013. GA-responsive dwarfing gene Rht12 affects the developmental and agronomic traits in common bread wheat. PLOS ONE. 8, p. e62285. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062285

Activation of interspecies-hybrid Rubisco enzymes to assess different models for the Rubisco-Rubisco activase interaction

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wachter, R. M., Salvucci, M. E., Carmo-Silva, A. E., Barta, C., Genkov, T. and Spreitzer, R. J. 2013. Activation of interspecies-hybrid Rubisco enzymes to assess different models for the Rubisco-Rubisco activase interaction. Photosynthesis Research. 117, pp. 557-566. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-013-9827-0

Microbial biomass growth, following incorporation of biochars produced at 350 degrees C or 700 degrees C, in a silty-clay loam soil of high and low pH

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Luo, Y., Durenkamp, M., De Nobili, M., Lin, Q., Devonshire, B. J. and Brookes, P. C. 2013. Microbial biomass growth, following incorporation of biochars produced at 350 degrees C or 700 degrees C, in a silty-clay loam soil of high and low pH. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 57, pp. 513-523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.033

Natural variation in grain composition of wheat and related cereals

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shewry, P. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Gebruers, K., Boros, D., Andresson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2013. Natural variation in grain composition of wheat and related cereals. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 61, pp. 8295-8303. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf3054092

Mineral composition analysis: measuring anion uptake and anion concentrations in plant tissues

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Hawkesford, M. J., Parmar, S. and Buchner, P. H. 2013. Mineral composition analysis: measuring anion uptake and anion concentrations in plant tissues. in: Maathuis, F. J. M. (ed.) Plant mineral nutrients: methods and protocols Humana Press, New York. pp. 109-119

How do sugars regulate plant growth and development? New insight into the role of trehalose-6-phosphate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
O'hara, L. E., Paul, M. J. and Wingler, A. 2013. How do sugars regulate plant growth and development? New insight into the role of trehalose-6-phosphate. Molecular Plant. 6, pp. 261-274. https://doi.org/10.1093/mp/sss120

Inhibition of SnRK1 by metabolites: tissue-dependent effects and cooperative inhibition by glucose 1-phosphate in combination with trehalose 6-phosphate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Nunes, C., Primavesi, L. F., Patel, M. K., Martinez-Barajas, E., Powers, S. J., Sagar, R., Fevereiro, P. S., Davis, B. G. and Paul, M. J. 2013. Inhibition of SnRK1 by metabolites: tissue-dependent effects and cooperative inhibition by glucose 1-phosphate in combination with trehalose 6-phosphate. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 63, pp. 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.11.011

Loss-of-function mutation of EIN2 in Arabidopsis exaggerates oxidative stress induced by salinity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lin, Y., Chen, D., Paul, M. J., Zu, Y. and Tang, Z. 2013. Loss-of-function mutation of EIN2 in Arabidopsis exaggerates oxidative stress induced by salinity. Acta physiologiae plantarum. 35, pp. 1319-1328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-012-1172-y

Grain filling of durum wheat through assimilate remobilisation under semi-arid conditions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Latiri, K., Lhomme, J. P. and Lawlor, D. W. 2013. Grain filling of durum wheat through assimilate remobilisation under semi-arid conditions. Experimental Agriculture. 49, pp. 197-211. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479712001238

Copper toxicity and sulfur metabolism in Chinese cabbage are affected by UV radiation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Shahbaz, M., Parmar, S., Stuiver, C. E. E., Hawkesford, M. J. and De Kok, L. J. 2013. Copper toxicity and sulfur metabolism in Chinese cabbage are affected by UV radiation. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 88, pp. 60-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.04.007

Rubisco activity and regulation as targets for crop improvement

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Parry, M. A. J., Andralojc, P. J., Scales, J. C., Salvucci, M. E., Carmo-Silva, A. E., Alonso, H. and Whitney, S. M. 2013. Rubisco activity and regulation as targets for crop improvement. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64, pp. 717-730. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ers336

Genetic engineering to improve plant performance under drought: physiological evaluation of achievements, limitations and possibilities

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lawlor, D. W. 2013. Genetic engineering to improve plant performance under drought: physiological evaluation of achievements, limitations and possibilities. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64, pp. 83-108. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ers326

Improving nitrogen use and yield with stay-green phenotypes in wheat. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham

F - Theses
Derkx, A. P. 2013. Improving nitrogen use and yield with stay-green phenotypes in wheat. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. F - Theses

Development and characterization of a new TILLING population of common bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, L., Huang, L., Min, D., Phillips, A. L., Wang, S., Madgwick, P. J., Parry, M. A. J. and Hu, Y-G. 2012. Development and characterization of a new TILLING population of common bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PLOS ONE. 7, p. e41570 (11pp). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041570