About

This project

The new WGIN Core Project started in 2008 to provide genetic and molecular resources for research in other defra projects and for a wide range of wheat research projects in the UK. The resources under development include wheat genetic stocks, mapping populations, molecular markers and marker technologies, trait identification and evaluation, genomics and bioinformatics. The twelve “core” research objectives and their interconnections are summarised in the figure below alongside the six research platform activities designed to promote the further integration of the funded work. The initially funded partners are the John Innes Centre, Rothamsted Research and The University of Nottingham but support has been allocated for sub-contracted projects which will be awarded in open competition during 2009. For those familiar with the original WGIN project, a summary of the objectives carried forward from the first WGIN project and those introduced as part of the new project is given in the table below. Detailed information on the first WGIN project is available on the old website.

Summary of the objectives carried forward from the first WGIN project and those introduced as part of the new project: