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plant breeding PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 9 plant breeding PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Bidirectional mobile sRNA signalling in pea-downy mildew interactions

University of Worcester
Research School
Plants are constantly being challenged by microbial pathogens and they have evolved the capacity to detect and defend against these incoming microbes. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Tor
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing synthetic microbial communities for the control of pea downy mildew

University of Worcester
Research School
Demand for food production is increasing due to growing global population, reduced land availability for agriculture, concern over the effects of the environment on agriculture, and decreasing yield reliability because of climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Tor
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MSc by Research: Speeding up the plant microbiota: investigating the impact of speed breeding on host-microbe interactions in the barley rhizosphere

University of Dundee
School of Life Sciences
Feeding a growing world population amid climatic modifications and international conflicts represents an unprecedent challenge for crop production. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Bulgarelli, Dr C Campoli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Evaluation of cereals and protein crops for mono and intercropping and their impact on land

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Biological Sciences
This project is one of several PhDs in the wider Sustainable Food Platform of the Co-centre for Sustainable Food Systems and will contribute to identifying resilient cropping systems for the island of Ireland. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Creevey, Dr P Williams, Dr L Black
 11 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A miRNA taming floral homeotic genes

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
International Max Planck Research School
Background. The floral structure significantly influences the interaction of angiosperms with their environment. By specifying petal (or lodicule) and stamen identity DEF-like genes have an indispensable function in all flowering plants. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Theißen, Dr R Kirsch
 22 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Molecular mechanisms of adaptation and counter-adaptation between Brassica and beetles

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
International Max Planck Research School
Background. Due to the development of pesticide resistance and a lack of resistant crop cultivars, insect pests pose a significant threat to crop production. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N VanDam, Dr F Beran
 22 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MSc by Research: Targeted protein degradation in plants – developing “Green PROTACs” for functional analysis of lethal genes

University of Dundee
School of Life Sciences
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to global food production, leading to unpredictable weather patterns and geographical migration of pathogens. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Prof A Ciulli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MSc by Research: Understanding the contribution of natural variation in upstream open reading frames to plant climate adaptation

University of Dundee
School of Life Sciences
In our warming climate, understanding how plants respond to elevated temperatures is vital for breeding temperature-resilient crops. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Balcerowicz
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Where to cross over? Interrogating meiotic crossover positioning via chromosome engineering

University of Leeds
Faculty of Biological Sciences
One fully-funded PhD project is available in the School of Biology. We invite applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2025/26. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Yelina
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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