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Improving breadmaking wheat
From February 2009 newsletter
Understanding the way in which gluten proteins are 'trafficked' within the cells of the wheat seed is strategically important in improving breadmaking wheat varieties - as this is believed to affect breadmaking quality. Campden BRI is supporting an Industrial Partnership Studentship, through which research student Adam Tyler will use cell and molecular biology to manipulate the trafficking of seed proteins in hexaploid wheats Cadenza and Paragon, to assess its effects on protein quality.The project involves collaboration with the University of Nottingham and Rothamsted Research, and is supported by BBSRC.
Contact: Dhan Bhandari +44(0)1386 842147 d.bhandari@campden.co.uk