We have 15 The James Hutton Institute PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
The James Hutton Institute PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 15 The James Hutton Institute PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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EastBio - Nutrient-dependent regulation of flowering time
Background. Energy provision through photosynthesis is required to ensure proper plant development which is essential for the coordinated production of vegetative and reproductive plantstructures such as fruits and tubers. Read more
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Eastbio - iGPS-Pot: Integrating machine learning and traditional genetic modelling to develop an intelligent framework for genomic prediction and selection of complex traits in potato
Background. Potato is a key future food security crop, representing £4.3 billion to the UK economy. Typically, it takes ~10-13 years to breed a successful cultivar, requiring many rounds of intensive selection and field evaluation. Read more
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EastBio - The biology of barley heat stress during floral development
Background. Global warming is undeniably one of the biggest threats that can affect our ability to produce food. Currently it is estimated that for each 1˚C temperature elevation results in 5% yield lost to farmers. Read more
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EastBio - Vintage but not old: harnessing heritage genetics to improve adaptation to micronutrient deficiency in barley
This project is based at the James Hutton Institute (JHI), a global leader in cereal genetics and home of the International Barley Hub (IBH), a newly unveiled multimillion research facility. Read more
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EastBio - Molecular links between dormancy and vernalization as targets for climate resilience
Dormancy and vernalization protect plants against winter conditions and enable flowering in the spring. However, climate change is disrupting the environmental signals required for dormancy and vernalization and altering plant’s life cycle in ecosystems and agriculture. . Read more
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EastBio - Endophytes for sustainable barley production: harnessing microbes for improved pest, pathogen and environmental stress tolerance
Barley is the fourth most important cereal crop globally, cultivated in over 100 countries for food (human and animal) and for alcohol production. Read more
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EastBio - Effect of latitude and cover crop phenotype on weeds, pests and soil health
Cover/catch crops include a multitude of species and species mixtures. They have many potential impacts on soil including holding onto or redistributing nutrients in the soil profile, improving soil structure, improving water holding capacity of soil, increasing soil carbon, and supressing pests and weeds. Read more
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EastBio - To exclude or not to exclude………..Understanding the costs and benefits of excluding or accumulating sodium for barley in a changing climate.
Salinity is a global issue; its impact on crop cultivation is widely acknowledged (1 ), affecting 1 million Hectares of land (https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/themes/soil-salinization ) in the European Union. Read more
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EastBio - Exploring bacterial biocontrol of Phytophthora root rot in raspberry crops
Background. Domestic crop production is increasingly reliant on reducing fertiliser and agrochemical inputs while maintaining high yields, essential for food security in the UK. Read more
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EastBio - Genetic control of dispersal in ants: the role of supergenes
Ants play many important roles in ecosystems including nutrient cycling, seed dispersal, soil aeration and controlling populations of other insects and plants [1]. Read more
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EastBio - Impact of the soil ecosystem on gastrointestinal nematodes of grazing sheep
Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasites of sheep have a profound impact on animal health and welfare and the sustainability of the industry. Read more
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EastBio - Meloidogyne naasi, a “naasty” problem for Scotland’s cereal sector
Root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne sp.) are globally the most damaging plant-parasitic nematodes causing devastating loss of yield by parasitising the roots of their host plant. Read more
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EastBio - Furthering sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in sheep flocks through mathematical modelling
Gastro-intestinal nematode (GIN) infections have serious negative consequences on the health and welfare of livestock worldwide and threaten the economic viability of livestock production. Read more
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EastBio - Identification of target genes for control of economically important plant pathogens using large foundation models (LFMs)
Objectives. (1) Develop computational models that capture the complex gene regulations of infectious fungal species; (2) Use public condition-dependent gene essentially data to finetune models to identify genes crucial for pathogen control; (3) Validate the model predictions using unseen Syngenta gene essentially data. Read more
BBSRC EastBio Partnership - Call for applications for 2025
Call for applications for 2025 Would you like to study for a PhD as part of a supportive and collaborative partnership in Scotland?Would you like to experience… Read more
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