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Plant Environment Laboratory

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Research Themes
The research themes of the PEL aim to provide understanding of and explain the complex interactions between the crop genome and the environment, and to use this knowledge to aid progress towards more productive and safe, food crops.
Safe food
Crops under stress

Genotype to phenotype

Virtual crops

 

Safe Food

Crop management for safe food production
improved crop practices to reduce health risks to humans and livestock
mycotoxin contamination of grain crops
 

Research project

Aflatoxin contamination in groundnut in southern India, raising awareness and transferring and disseminating technologies to reduce aflatoxin

 

Strategies for reducing aflatoxin levels in groundnut based food and feeds in India: a step towards improving health of humans and livestock.

 

 

Crops Under Stress

Crop responses to environmental stress, pests and diseases
impact of anthropogenic climate change
high temperature and drought stress
performance of virus infected and pest-affected crops

Research project 

Management strategies for Banana Streak Virus : epidemiology, vector studies and control of banana streak virus in East Africa highland bananas.

 

Genotype to Phenotype

Post-genomic crop improvement and adaptation to the environment
environmental and genetic control of flower induction
dormancy and flowering of tubers and crops
participatory crop improvement
seed development
 

Research Project

Overcoming major constraints to conventional yam breeding.

Participatory rice variety improvement in Ghana II.

Ex-Gen : a genomic approach to improving wheat grain quality for  bread-making.

Adaptation of sorghum: characterisation of genotypic flowering responses to temperature and photoperiod

 

Virtual Crops

Development of models for crop prediction and virtual experiments
crop yield forecasting
integrated seasonal weather/crop forecasts
crop simulation modelling
 

Research project

Predictability and variability of monsoons, and the agricultural and hydrological impacts of climate change.
 
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