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ÌÇÐÄTV Crop Centre researchers Sarah Trinder, Charlotte Allender and Nick Fenby have contributed to a major international study recently published in Plants, People, Planet.

The study represents a large-scale collaborative effort to understand strategies for conserving seeds, a critical component of global food security. As part of the research, data from the UK Vegetable Gene Bank (UKVGB) were used to analyse genetic diversity and inform conservation approaches for vegetable crops.

This work highlights the importance of international collaboration in safeguarding plant genetic resources and provides insights that will help improve seed conservation strategies worldwide.

CASE: Assessment and engineering of the Brassica self-incompatibility locus to enhance seed productionLink opens in a new window

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed postdoctoral Research Fellow with good experience of plant cultivation and molecular biology to join an existing team working on the prestigious DEFRA funded Vegetable Genetic improvement Network (VEGIN) at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.
The basis of the VeGIN network is to deliver vegetable crop improvements through the identification of markers and genes underlying traits of interest.

A key part of the job will be to liaise with our industrial and academic stakeholders to ensure that the research being carried out is delivering benefits to the industry.

The current research involves projects looking at developing novel plant genetic material, and screening for pest and disease resistance

The role will be based at the Wellesbourne Campus but will also involve some work on the main ÌÇÐÄTV campus and also out with our collaborator Harper Adams University.

Spring is a time when some amazing natural processes are on show. One of the most striking is the emergence of seedlings as the sun warms the soil and green shoots rise from the earth.

With this appearance of life comes a feeling of joy and hope, and the promise of something very important: Food.

It is amazing that whole allotments and greenhouses full of vegetables and flowers can come from just a couple of handfuls of small, dry fragments. Dr Charlotte Allender, from ÌÇÐÄTV’s Crop Centre, explains the importance, diversity and quite incredible resilience of seeds.

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