Producing the varieties of the future

Producing varieties of the future

With harvest coming to a very early end for many and thoughts turning to next season and which varieties to grow, this month’s podcast delves into the world of plant breeding and selection.

Podcast host Alice Dyer finds out more about the challenges plant breeders face in developing the varieties of the future from one of the country’s most disruptive wheat breeders, Dr Matt Kerton of DSV. The AHDB Recommended Lists,

Dr Paul Gosling, AHDB Recommended Lists manager. Get CPD points

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which underpin many of our variety decisions, are also moving with the times and adapting to new agronomic, economic and environmental challenges, as explained by RL manager Dr Paul Gosling, who also gives an update on changes

Dr Matt Kerton, wheat breeder at DSV UK. to resistance ratings for this season.

And Rothamsted’s Sarah Raffan explains how the latest regulations for new plant breeding technologies such as gene editing hope to introduce new traits to crops in less time.

Sarah Raffan, molecular biologist at Rothamsted Research.

Speakers:

rDr Matt Kerton, wheat breeder at DSV UK. rSarah Raffan, molecular biologist at Rothamsted Research. rDr Paul Gosling, AHDB Recommended Lists manager.

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