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SUMMARY:A physiological basis to agronomic development - Celestin Ukozehas
 i\, Griffiths Lab
DTSTART:20141218T130000Z
DTEND:20141218T133000Z
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CONTACT:Megan Cooper
DESCRIPTION:3rd year graduate seminar\n\nBreeding efforts have been histor
 ically impeded by lack of efficient screening methodologies to identify ge
 notypes combining high yielding potential and physiological bases of super
 ior adaptation. Increased knowledge of the physiological determinants of k
 ey agronomic traits along with the development of new selection approaches
  are needed to supplement conventional breeding for future yield improveme
 nt. We aimed to address these questions with two components of research: (
 i) Determinants of grain yield and harvest index in lines with different R
 ht genes (b\, c) when incorporated into contrasting background wheat genom
 es (B\, D)\, and relative effects on C:N partitioning during grain filling
 \; (ii) Applications of stable isotopes of (δ²H\, δ¹⁸O\, δ¹⁵N an
 d δ¹³C) in an agronomic perspective in alley cropping systems associate
 d with adjacent N₂ fixing trees\, in term of hydraulic redistribution\, 
 N availability and crop yields. 
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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