Prosiectau fesul blwyddyn
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Oats are a low input cereal widely grown across the world as both a grain and forage crop. Significant areas of production are in Northern Europe and North America and also in China and Australia. Although a traditional crop in many countries, in the last 50 years there has been a significant shift in oat production as a consequence of changing agricultural production and competition from other cereal crops. Oats are of significant economic importance for human consumption, for livestock feed and increasingly as a source of high value compounds with industrial applications as a consequence of the many unique properties of the oat grain. Traditional use in human diets in many countries has been boosted by the recent recognition of oats as a health food. This is attributed to the presence of β-glucan, the major endospermic cell wall polysaccharide. As a result, there has been an increase in the use of oats and a broadening of oat based products. Increasing knowledge of the composition of the oat grain and its value for the various end-users is leading to new opportunities for the crop. While the value of oats as a break crop in cereal based rotations is widely recognised, maintaining the profitability of the crop whilst meeting the needs of end users is essential for future production. Opportunities exist for plant breeders and agronomists to introduce new oat varieties with tailored agronomic approaches to address this challenge and to ensure the sustainability of oats for the future.
Iaith wreiddiol | Saesneg |
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Tudalennau (o-i) | 13-33 |
Nifer y tudalennau | 20 |
Cyfnodolyn | Food Security |
Cyfrol | 5 |
Rhif cyhoeddi | 1 |
Dyddiad ar-lein cynnar | 12 Ion 2013 |
Dynodwyr Gwrthrych Digidol (DOIs) | |
Statws | Cyhoeddwyd - 01 Chwef 2013 |
Ôl bys
Gweld gwybodaeth am bynciau ymchwil 'Crops that feed the world 9. Oats- a cereal crop for human and livestock feed with industrial applications'. Gyda’i gilydd, maen nhw’n ffurfio ôl bys unigryw.Prosiectau
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Generation of Oat varieties with enhanced resistance to crown rust and mildew
Marshall, A. (Prif Ymchwilydd)
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
10 Hyd 2010 → 30 Medi 2015
Prosiect: Ymchwil a ariannwyd yn allanol
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LINK project: Harnessing new technologies for sustainable oat production and utilisation (QUOATS)
Marshall, A. (Prif Ymchwilydd)
United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
14 Medi 2009 → 13 Medi 2014
Prosiect: Ymchwil a ariannwyd yn allanol
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Harnessing new technologies for sustainable oat production and utilisation (QUOATS)
Marshall, A. (Prif Ymchwilydd)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
14 Medi 2009 → 13 Medi 2014
Prosiect: Ymchwil a ariannwyd yn allanol