Abiotic Stress Resistance and Nutrient-Use-Efficiency
Who we are and what we do
The Abiotic Stress Resistance and Nutrient-Use-Efficiency Group work on temperate and tropical grass crops and initiate the genetic characterisation of major physiological traits associated with sustainable crop developments that safeguards food security in the face of climate change. They translate, evaluate, and prioritise developments for their efficiency and suitability for commercial use producing the necessary technologies for take-up and use in crop improvement programmes for agriculture both in for the UK and internationally.
Discovery Science is funded primarily through BBSRC Institute Strategic Programme and Responsive Mode Grants. Promising research outcomes are assessed through Defra Commission Research and are developed commercially through DefraLINK Programmes providing an intact “pipeline” serving primarily the UK but also the international agricultural industry. Additional funding for research is obtained primarily through UK Research Council (primarily BBSRC) and Department of International Development (DFID) competitive grants. The current Pearl Millet Productivity Project is funded by BBSRC and DFID.
International Collaborations
Festulolium Working Group
The Eucarpia Fodder Crops and Amenity Group Festulolium Working Group is Chaired by Dr Mike Humphreys.
Aberystwyth and Bangor University Research Alliance (BARA)
We at IBERS collaborate with Bangor University to harness skills in plant sciences for temperate and tropical agriculture through an alliance BARA: Food Security through Plant Scientists (http://barafoodsecurity.org/) coordinated by Dr Katherine Steele for Bangor University and Dr Mike Humphreys for IBERS.