The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
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Science
J Anderson
Wheat Geneticist - PhD Student
Translating Biotic Interactions
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
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Biography
Anderson is an SWBio funded PhD student, studying wheat genetics. They are looking at a landrace collection of wheat which contains genetic resistance to the causal fungus of Take-All, Gaeumannomyces tritici. Their work is to narrow down an established QTL to the causal gene.
Awards
- 2020-2024 BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences - University of Dundee