plant nutrition PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

We have 9 plant nutrition PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

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How does nutritional status affect plant immunity? (Ref: CTP_FCR_2019_3)

NIAB-EMR
Research

Dr R Harrison

Application Deadline: 28 February 2019

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC ) have awarded a Collaborative Training Partnership (CTP) grant to a consortium led by Berry Gardens Growers Ltd and NIAB EMR.

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Carbon sequestration potential of apple rootstocks: the role of root recalcitrance, rhizodeposition, and the rhizosphere microbiome (Ref: CTP_FCR_2019_5)

NIAB-EMR
Research

Dr F O'Brien, Prof M Tibbett, Prof M Lukac

Application Deadline: 28 February 2019

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC ) have awarded a Collaborative Training Partnership (CTP) grant to a consortium led by Berry Gardens Growers Ltd and NIAB EMR.

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The functional importance of plant-fungal interactions in agri-ecosystems

University of Manchester
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Prof D Johnson, Dr M Semchenko

Applications accepted all year round

Most land plants have evolved symbioses with soil-borne mycorrhizal fungi, which provide nutritional benefits to both partners and are key to their fitness.

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Characterising genetic diversity of Wild Rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC) and developing a pipeline for marker assisted breeding

University of Liverpool
Institute of Integrative Biology

Dr P Walley

Application Deadline: 11 January 2019

Food Security has risen to the top of the international agenda following recent spikes in the price of food and the perceived growing threat to future supplies (see, e.g., the “G8 Action on Food Security and Nutrition” http://www.state.gov/s/globalfoodsecurity/190282.htm).

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The control of wheat grain protein content

University of Birmingham
School of Biosciences

Dr P Borrill

Application Deadline: 6 January 2019

Production of staple crops such as wheat must increase by 50 % to meet the food requirements of the global population which is projected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050.

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The control of wheat grain protein content (iCASE Industrial Partnership)

University of Birmingham
School of Biosciences

Research Group: BBSRC MIBTP

Dr P Borrill

Application Deadline: 6 January 2019

Production of staple crops such as wheat must increase by 50 % to meet the food requirements of the global population which is projected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050.

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BAOU18CPRT Anti-cancer activities of dietary isothiocyanates

University of East Anglia
Norwich Medical School

Dr Y Bao

Application Deadline: 20 September 2019

Sulforaphane (SFN) is an isothiocyanate (ITC) derived from glucosinolate (glucoraphanin) under the action of myrosinase when the plant tissue is damaged or chewed.

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SCENARIO: Climate change impacts on UK apple production and quality

University of Reading
School of Agriculture, Policy and Development

Prof R Ellis, Prof P Hadley, Dr M Ordidge, Mr T Biddlecombe

Application Deadline: 25 January 2019

Future food and nutritional security requires sustainable food production systems in future, different climates. Perennial crops such as top fruit (apples, pears, plums, cherries, etc) are more sustainable than annual crops.

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