creators_name: Beynon, Jim
editors_name: Powell, Jane
editors_name: et al., 
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-10-23
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:32:27
metadata_visibility: show
title: Plant genomics – a way forward?

ispublished: pub
subjects: 9research
subjects: 8planthealth
subjects: 7plantbreed
full_text_status: public
keywords: Colloquium of Organic Researchers; COR;  plant genomics; genomics; research tools; organic cropping systems
abstract: 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.  
date: 2002
date_type: published
publication: Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference
publisher: Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth
pagerange: 307-310
refereed: never
referencetext: no references
citation: 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.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/8436/1/beynon_Plant_genomics.pdf