Ninth OREGIN Stakeholder Forum


Oilseed Rape Genetic Improvement Network (OREGIN) 9th Stakeholder Forum meeting
Was held at John Innes Centre, Norwich on Thursday November 17th, 2011

The focus of the Programme was:
Product quality and diversification
The meeting also included an update on the new OREGIN project funded by Defra, and an opportunity for updates from the stakeholder research community.

A PDF version of the Agenda is available.

Agenda


Peter Werner (KWS-UK) - Introduction

Update on the new OREGIN project funded by Defra

Graham Teakle (Warwick) - DFFS and TVSL progress

Jackie Barker (RRes) - DFFS field testing

Colin Morgan (JIC) - Canopy architecture traits

Mark Nightingale (Elsoms) - New DH populations

Pierre Carion (RRes) - Brassica bioinformatics, online tools and resources

Ian Bancroft (JIC) - Map integration

Afternoon: Product quality and diversification

Keith Waldron (IFR) - Exploiting biomass – fundamental research through to markets

Rachel Wells (JIC) - Manipulation of rapeseed oil desaturation for the biolubricants industry

Lydia Smith (NIAB) - Innovation Farm: Delivering the Vision

Guy Barker (Warwick) - Bioploymers from plant oils to industrial application

General discussion
   - KASPar development (Peter Werner)
   - Other items
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