title: Plant genomics – a way forward?  
creator: Beynon, Jim
subject: Research methodology and philosophy
subject: Crop health, quality, protection
subject:  Breeding, genetics and propagation
description: This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Diseases of plants cause significant losses in crop yield and quality. Plants contain a battery of genes whose role is to prevent pathogens invading. Their effective use in crop plants is very important in crop production and especially in chemical free cropping systems. Such genes are introduced into crop varieties by plant breeding. The new science of genomics may enable scientists to recognise all the resistance genes present in a plant. This will eventually allow plant breeders to more precisely and rapidly select useful resistant plants in their breeding programmes. Furthermore, genomics could enable effective deployment of these genes in cropping systems, so providing more durable resistance.  
publisher: Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth
contributor: Powell, Jane
contributor: et al., 
date: 2002
type: Conference paper, poster, etc. 
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: http://orgprints.org/8436/1/beynon_Plant_genomics.pdf
identifier: Beynon, Jim (2002) Plant genomics – a way forward? UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Aberystwyth, 26-28 March 2002. In: Powell, Jane and et al., (Eds.) Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth, pp. 307-310.
relation: http://orgprints.org/8436/