Pre-breeding research to support climate change adaptation and reduction of environmental footprint of oilseed rape: OREGIN

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2008 to end of 30 Jun 2014
FunderDepartment of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Project number5013
S5013
DepartmentPlant Pathology and Microbiology (PPM)
Plant Sciences (PSC)

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Development of a statistical crop model to explain the relationship between seed yield and phenotypic diversity within the Brassica napus genepool

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bennett, E., Brignell, C., Carion, P. W. C., Cook, S. M., Eastmond, P. J., Teakle, G., Hammond, J. P., Love, C., King, G. J., Roberts, J. A. and Wagstaff, C. 2017. Development of a statistical crop model to explain the relationship between seed yield and phenotypic diversity within the Brassica napus genepool. Agronomy. 7 (2), p. 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy7020031

InterStoreDB: a generic integration resource for genetic and genomic data

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Love, C. G., Andongabo, A. E., Wang, J., Carion, P. W. C., Rawlings, C. J. and King, G. J. 2012. InterStoreDB: a generic integration resource for genetic and genomic data. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 54 (5), pp. 345-355. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01120.x

Effects of R gene-mediated resistance in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) on asexual and sexual sporulation of Pyrenopeziza brassicae (light leaf spot)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Boys, E. F., Roques, S. E., West, J. S., Werner, C. P., King, G. J., Dyer, P. S. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2012. Effects of R gene-mediated resistance in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) on asexual and sexual sporulation of Pyrenopeziza brassicae (light leaf spot). Plant Pathology. 61 (3), pp. 543-554. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02529.x

Climate change and arable crop disease control: mitigation and adaptation

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Fitt, B. D. L., Evans, N., Gladders, P., Hughes, D. J., Madgwick, J. W., Jeger, M. J., Townsend, J. A., Turner, J. A. and West, J. S. 2011. Climate change and arable crop disease control: mitigation and adaptation. Deising, H. B., Lyr, H., Russell, P. E., Kuck, K. H., Gisi, U. and Dehne, H. W. (ed.) Modern Fungicides and Antifungal Compounds VI: Proceedings 16th Reinhardsbrunn Symposium, Friedrichroda, 25-29 April 2010 . Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft, Braunschweig. pp. 17-26

Effects of fungicide on growth of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa (phoma stem canker) in oilseed rape

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Huang, Y-J., Hood, J., Rossall, S., Ashworth, M., King, G. J. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2011. Effects of fungicide on growth of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa (phoma stem canker) in oilseed rape. Abstracts 13th International Rapeseed Congress, Prague, 5-9 June 2011 . pp. 1177-1180

Impacts of climate change on phoma stem canker and light leaf spot on UK winter oilseed rape

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Fitt, B. D. L., Evans, N., Huang, Y-J., West, J. S. and Gladders, P. 2011. Impacts of climate change on phoma stem canker and light leaf spot on UK winter oilseed rape. Abstracts 13th International Rapeseed Congress, Prague, 5-9 June 2011 . pp. 1226-1229

Resistance to Pyrenopeziza brassicae (light leaf spot) in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) stops asexual but not sexual sporulation

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Boys, E. F., Roques, S., West, J. S., Werner, C. P., King, G. J., Dyer, P. S., Hughes, D. J. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2011. Resistance to Pyrenopeziza brassicae (light leaf spot) in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) stops asexual but not sexual sporulation. Abstracts 13th International Rapeseed Congress, Prague, 5-9 June 2011 .

Effects of fungicide on growth of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa in relation to development of phoma stem canker on oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, Y. J., Hood, J. R., Eckert, M. R., Stonard, J. F., Cools, H. J., King, G. J., Rossall, S., Ashworth, M. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2011. Effects of fungicide on growth of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa in relation to development of phoma stem canker on oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Plant Pathology. 60 (4), pp. 607-620. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02416.x

Erratum: The impact of climate change on disease constraints on production of oilseed rape

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Evans, N., Butterworth, M. H., Baierl, A., Semenov, M. A., West, J. S., Barnes, A., Moran, D. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2011. Erratum: The impact of climate change on disease constraints on production of oilseed rape. Food Security. 3 (1), pp. 117-120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-010-0105-0

Impacts of climate change on wheat anthesis and fusarium ear blight in the UK

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Madgwick, J. W., West, J. S., Wright, R. P., Semenov, M. A., Townsend, J. A., Turner, J. A. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2011. Impacts of climate change on wheat anthesis and fusarium ear blight in the UK. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 130 (1), pp. 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-010-9739-1

Arable crop disease control, climate change and food security

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Fitt, B. D. L., Evans, N., Gladders, P., Hughes, D. J., Jeger, M. J., Turner, J. A. and West, J. S. 2011. Arable crop disease control, climate change and food security. Crop protection in Southern Britain. Aspects of Applied Biology 106 . pp. 161-169

Impacts of changing air composition on severity of arable crop disease epidemics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fitt, B. D. L., Fraaije, B. A., Chandramohan, P. and Shaw, M. W. 2011. Impacts of changing air composition on severity of arable crop disease epidemics. Plant Pathology. 60 (1), pp. 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02413.x

Adaptation to increasing severity of phoma stem canker on winter oilseed rape in the UK under climate change

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Barnes, A. P., Wreford, A., Butterworth, M. H., Semenov, M. A., Moran, D., Evans, N. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2010. Adaptation to increasing severity of phoma stem canker on winter oilseed rape in the UK under climate change. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 148, pp. 683-694. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002185961000064X

Determining frequencies of avirulent alleles in airborne Leptosphaeria maculans inoculum using quantitative PCR

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van De Wouw, A. P., Stonard, J. F., Howlett, B. J., West, J. S., Fitt, B. D. L. and Atkins, S. D. 2010. Determining frequencies of avirulent alleles in airborne Leptosphaeria maculans inoculum using quantitative PCR. Plant Pathology. 59 (5), pp. 809-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02311.x

Climate change and arable crop disease control: mitigation and adaptation

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Fitt, B. D. L., Evans, N., Gladders, P., Hughes, D. J., Madgwick, J. W., Jeger, J., Townsend, J. A., Turner, J. A. and West, J. S. 2010. Climate change and arable crop disease control: mitigation and adaptation. Abstracts 16th International Reinhardsbrunn Symposium: Modern Fungicides and Antifungal Compounds, Friedrichroda, 25-29 April 2010 . pp. 18

The impact of climate change on disease constraints on production of oilseed rape

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Evans, N., Butterworth, M. H., Baierl, A., Semenov, M. A., West, J. S., Barnes, A., Moran, D. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2010. The impact of climate change on disease constraints on production of oilseed rape. Food Security. 2 (2), pp. 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-010-0058-3

Origins of the amphiploid species Brassica napus L. investigated by chloroplast and nuclear molecular markers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Allender, C. J. and King, G. J. 2010. Origins of the amphiploid species Brassica napus L. investigated by chloroplast and nuclear molecular markers. BMC Plant Biology. 10, p. 54 (9pp). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-10-54

brassica.info Bulletin

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
King, G. J. and Carion, P. W. C. 2010. brassica.info Bulletin. January 2010.

CropStoreDB: a practical approach to managing crop data; from traits to sequences

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Carion, P. W. C., Teakle, G. R., Andongabo, A. E., Verrier, P. J. and King, G. J. 2010. CropStoreDB: a practical approach to managing crop data; from traits to sequences. Abstracts Plant and Animal Genomes XVIII Conference, San Diego, 9-13 January 2010 .

Geostatistical analysis of the distribution of Leptosphaeria species causing phoma stem canker on winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stonard, J. F., Marchant, B. P., Latunde-Dada, A. O., Liu, Z., Evans, N., Gladders, P., Eckert, M. R. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2010. Geostatistical analysis of the distribution of Leptosphaeria species causing phoma stem canker on winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in England. Plant Pathology. 59 (1), pp. 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02178.x

Quantitative resistance increases the durability of qualitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Brun, H., Chevre, A-M., Fitt, B. D. L., Powers, S. J., Besnard, A-L., Ermel, M., Huteau, V., Marquer, B., Eber, F., Renard, M. and Andrivon, D. 2010. Quantitative resistance increases the durability of qualitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus. New Phytologist. 185 (1), pp. 285-299. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03049.x

Geographic variation in severity of phoma stem canker and Leptosphaeria maculans/L.biglobosa populations on UK winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stonard, J. F., Latunde-Dada, A. O., Huang, Y-J., West, J. S., Evans, N. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2010. Geographic variation in severity of phoma stem canker and Leptosphaeria maculans/L.biglobosa populations on UK winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus). European Journal of Plant Pathology. 126, pp. 97-109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-009-9525-0

Comparative analyses of the abundance of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa ascospores in air samples using traditional PCR and Real-Time PCR

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Kaczmarek, J., Jedryczka, M., Irzykowski, W., Fitt, B. D. L., Lucas, J. A. and Latunde-Dada, A. O. 2009. Comparative analyses of the abundance of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa ascospores in air samples using traditional PCR and Real-Time PCR. in: Kachlicki, P., Krajewski, P. and Naganowska, B. (ed.) Genetyka i genomika w doskonaleniu roslin uprawnych Instytut Genetyki Roslin PAN, Poznan. pp. 103-110

Improving disease resistant crops - a matter of quantity versus quality

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Fitt, B. D. L. and King, G. J. 2009. Improving disease resistant crops - a matter of quantity versus quality. BBSRC Business. April 2009, pp. 10-11.

Preface to 'Phoma stem canker on oilseed rape' by Ze (Arthur) Liu

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Fitt, B. D. L. 2009. Preface to 'Phoma stem canker on oilseed rape' by Ze (Arthur) Liu.

Determining frequencies of avirulent alleles in airborne inoculum of Leptosphaeria maculans using molecular assays

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Van De Wouw, A. P., Stonard, J. F., Atkins, S. D., Howlett, B. J., West, J. S. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2009. Determining frequencies of avirulent alleles in airborne inoculum of Leptosphaeria maculans using molecular assays. Proceedings 16th Australian Research Assembly on Brassicas, Ballarat, 14-16 September 2009 . pp. 150-153

Molekularna detekcja inokulum pierwotnego chorobotworczych grzybow Leptosphaeria maculans i L. biglobosa w probach powietrza z regionu Dolnego Slaska [Molecular detection of the primary inoculum of the pathogenic fungi Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa in Lower Silesia air samples]

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaczmarek, J., Jedryczka, M., Fitt, B. D. L., Lucas, J. A. and Latunde-Dada, A. O. 2009. Molekularna detekcja inokulum pierwotnego chorobotworczych grzybow Leptosphaeria maculans i L. biglobosa w probach powietrza z regionu Dolnego Slaska [Molecular detection of the primary inoculum of the pathogenic fungi Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa in Lower Silesia air samples]. Rosliny Oleiste - Oilseed Crops. 30, pp. 9-20.

North-south divide: contrasting impacts of climate change on crop yields in Scotland and England

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Butterworth, M. H., Semenov, M. A., Barnes, A., Moran, D., West, J. S. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2009. North-south divide: contrasting impacts of climate change on crop yields in Scotland and England. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1307/6/7/372051

brassica.info Bulletin

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
King, G. J. and Carion, P. W. C. 2009. brassica.info Bulletin. January 2009.

Altered distribution and life cycles of major pathogens in Europe

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Evans, N., Gladders, P., Fitt, B. D. L. and Tiedemann, A. V. 2009. Altered distribution and life cycles of major pathogens in Europe. Furk, C., Alford, D. V. and Feldmann, F. (ed.) Crop plant resistance to biotic and abiotic factors . Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft, Braunschweig. pp. 302-308

Climate change in Europe: altered life cycles and spread of major pathogens in oilseed rape

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Evans, N., Gladders, P., Fitt, B. D. L. and Von Tiedemann, A. 2009. Climate change in Europe: altered life cycles and spread of major pathogens in oilseed rape. Abstracts GCIRC Rapeseed/Mustard Technical Meeting, Delhi, 2-4 February 2009 .

Analyses of air samples for ascospores of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa by light microscopy and molecular techniques

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kaczmarek, J., Jedryczka, M., Fitt, B. D. L., Lucas, J. A. and Latunde-Dada, A. O. 2009. Analyses of air samples for ascospores of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa by light microscopy and molecular techniques. Journal of Applied Genetics. 50 (4), pp. 411-419.

Phoma stem canker: the effect of geographical location

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Stonard, J. F., Latunde-Dada, A. O. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2009. Phoma stem canker: the effect of geographical location. TAG Research Bulletin. 22, pp. 14-15.

Comparative analyses of ratio between ascospores of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa in air samples, using traditional PCR and Real-Time PCR

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Kaczmarek, J., Latunde-Dada, A. O., Jedryczka, M. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2008. Comparative analyses of ratio between ascospores of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa in air samples, using traditional PCR and Real-Time PCR. Abstracts 2nd National Conference on Genetics and Genomics in Crop Improvement - from a Model Plant to a New Cultivar, Poznan, 24-26 November 2008 . pp. 24

Zastosowanie metody RealTime-PCR do detekcji grzybow z rodzaju Leptosphaeria w Regionie nadmorskim (2004-2006) [The use of Real-Time PCR for the detection and quantification of airborne ascospores of Leptosphaeria spp. in the Littoral region (2004-2006)]

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Kaczmarek, J., Latunde-Dada, A. O., Jedryczka, M. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2008. Zastosowanie metody RealTime-PCR do detekcji grzybow z rodzaju Leptosphaeria w Regionie nadmorskim (2004-2006) [The use of Real-Time PCR for the detection and quantification of airborne ascospores of Leptosphaeria spp. in the Littoral region (2004-2006)]. Abstracts XV Konferecja Krajowa pt.: Grzyby Mikroskopowe i ich Metabolity, Poznan, 17 April 2008 . pp. 17-18

Molekularna detekcja zarodnikow grzybow chorobotworczych rodzaju Leptosphaeria z prob powietrza

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Kaczmarek, J., Latunde-Dada, A. O., Jedryczka, M. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2008. Molekularna detekcja zarodnikow grzybow chorobotworczych rodzaju Leptosphaeria z prob powietrza. Abstracts X Dni Alergii Pylkowej w Krakowie, 30-31 May 2008 [10th Pollen Allergy Days, Krakow, 30-31 may 2008] . pp. 31-32

Oilseed Rape Genetic Improvement website

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
King, G. J. and Carion, P. W. C. 2008. Oilseed Rape Genetic Improvement website.

Multinational Brassica Genome Project website

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
King, G. J. and Carion, P. W. C. 2008. Multinational Brassica Genome Project website.

CropStore for Brassica: low mainteneance, explicit curation and management of integrated genetic datasets

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Carion, P. W. C., Teakle, G. R. and King, G. J. 2008. CropStore for Brassica: low mainteneance, explicit curation and management of integrated genetic datasets. Abstracts Brassica 2008: 5th ISHS International Symposium on Brassicas and 16th Crucifer Genetics Workshop, Lillehammer, Norway, 8-12 September 2008 . pp. 123

Effect of climate on the proportions of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa in phoma stem cankers on oilseed rape

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Stonard, J. F., Gladders, P., Latunde-Dada, A. O., Evans, N., Liu, Z., Eckert, M., Marchant, B. P., Rossall, S. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2008. Effect of climate on the proportions of Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa in phoma stem cankers on oilseed rape. Abstracts HGCA R&D Conference: Arable Cropping in a Changing Climate, Belton Woods, 23-24 January 2008 . pp. 138