Designing cereal seeds for nutrition and health

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2012 to end of 31 Mar 2017
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorPeter Shewry
Principal InvestigatorJohnathan Napier
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS5206
5206
DepartmentPlant Biology and Crop Science (PBCS)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00005206
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00005206

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Responses of high-yielding wheat to micronutrient applications

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
McGrath, S. P. 2013. Responses of high-yielding wheat to micronutrient applications. Landmark. 16, pp. 12-14.

Secondary cell wall composition and candidate gene expression in developing willow (Salix purpurea) stems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wan, Y., Gritsch, C., Tryfona, T., Ray, M. J., Andongabo, A. E., Hassani-Pak, K., Jones, H. D., Dupree, P., Karp, A., Shewry, P. R. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2014. Secondary cell wall composition and candidate gene expression in developing willow (Salix purpurea) stems. Planta. 239, pp. 1041-1053. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-014-2034-1

Selenium accumulation and speciation in biofortified chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under Mediterranean conditions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poblaciones, M. J., Rodrigo, S., Santamaria, O., Chen, Y. and McGrath, S. P. 2014. Selenium accumulation and speciation in biofortified chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under Mediterranean conditions. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 94 (6), pp. 1101-1106. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.6372

Selenium speciation in malt, wort and beer made from selenium-biofortified two-rowed barley grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rodrigo, S., Santamaria, O., Chen, Y., McGrath, S. P. and Poblaciones, M. J. 2014. Selenium speciation in malt, wort and beer made from selenium-biofortified two-rowed barley grain. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 62, pp. 5948-5953. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf500793t

Silicon has opposite effects on the accumulation of inorganic and methylated arsenic species in rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, W-J., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2014. Silicon has opposite effects on the accumulation of inorganic and methylated arsenic species in rice. Plant and Soil. 376, pp. 423-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1991-7

Spatial patterns of gluten protein and polymer distribution in wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
He, J., Penson, S., Powers, S. J., Hawes, C., Shewry, P. R. and Tosi, P. 2013. Spatial patterns of gluten protein and polymer distribution in wheat grain. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 61, pp. 6207-6215. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf401623d

Spectroscopic analysis of diversity in the spatial distribution of arabinoxylan structures in endosperm cell walls of cereal species in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity collection

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Toole, G. A., Le Gall, G., Colquhoun, I. J., Drea, S., Opanowicz, M., Bedo, Z., Shewry, P. R. and Mills, E. N. C. 2012. Spectroscopic analysis of diversity in the spatial distribution of arabinoxylan structures in endosperm cell walls of cereal species in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity collection. Journal of Cereal Science. 56, pp. 134-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2012.02.016

Stability of sunflower 2S albumins and LTP to physiologically relevant in vitro gastrointestinal digestion

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Berecz, B., Mills, E. N. C., Paradi, I., Lang, F., Tamas, L., Shewry, P. R. and Mackie, A. R. 2013. Stability of sunflower 2S albumins and LTP to physiologically relevant in vitro gastrointestinal digestion. Food Chemistry. 138, pp. 2374-2381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.12.034

The trafficking pathway of a wheat storage protein in transgenic rice endosperm

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Oszvald, M., Tamas, L., Shewry, P. R. and Tosi, P. 2014. The trafficking pathway of a wheat storage protein in transgenic rice endosperm. Annals of Botany. 113, pp. 807-815. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcu008

The World Wheat Book, Volume 2. A History of Wheat Breeding

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Shewry, P. R. 2012. The World Wheat Book, Volume 2. A History of Wheat Breeding. Journal of Cereal Science. 55, pp. 77-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2011.10.001

Understanding arsenic bioavailability to rice grown in flooded fields

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
McGrath, S. P., Zhao, F-J., Yan, J., Ma, J., Wu, Liang, Harris, E., Zhou, J. and Zhu, Y-G. 2013. Understanding arsenic bioavailability to rice grown in flooded fields. Proceedings 7th International Workshop on Chemical Bioavailability in the Terrestrial Environment, Keyworth, 3-6 November 2013 . pp. 70-71

Use of synchroton-based techniques to elucidate metal uptake and metabolism in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sarret, G., Pilon Smits, E. A. H., Castillo Michel, H., Isaure, M. P., Zhao, F-J. and Tappero, R. 2013. Use of synchroton-based techniques to elucidate metal uptake and metabolism in plants. Advances in Agronomy. 119, pp. 1-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-407247-3.00001-9

Variation in rice cadmium related to human exposure

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Meharg, A. A., Norton, G., Deacon, C., Williams, P., Adomako, E. E., Price, A., Zhu, Y., Li, G., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P., Villada, A., Sommella, A., De Silva, P. M. C. S., Brammer, H., Dasgupta, T. and Islam, M. R. 2013. Variation in rice cadmium related to human exposure. Environmental Science & Technology. 47, pp. 5613-5618. https://doi.org/10.1021/es400521h

Whole grains, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and hypertension: links to the aleurone preferred over indigestible fiber

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lillioja, S., Neal, A. L., Tapsell, L. and Jacobs, D. R. Jr 2013. Whole grains, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and hypertension: links to the aleurone preferred over indigestible fiber. Biofactors. 39 (3), pp. 242-258. https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.1077