United Kingdom
July 27, 2015

One of the big issues with oilseed rape is unsynchronised pod shatter, where fruits open in the field and seeds fall to the ground; in the UK pod shattering leads to the annual loss of 11-15%.  With an annual worldwide production of 38 million tons of oil this represents a major loss of production.

A reason for pod shatter is that the crop is more recently cultivated than wheat and barley and still has many ‘weedy’ characteristics; improvements in breeding are needed to overcome this problem.

Professor Lars Østergaard, John Innes Centre, is working at the forefront of research in this area and he will be sharing the findings from his recent work at the Pollinator event on 13th October at the Norwich Research Park. 

For more details see events.

Website: http://www.agritech-east.co.uk/

Published: July 28, 2015