Research

Research over the past 27 years has focused on developing genetic markers to explore and understand diversity within the extensive assembled collections of barley germplasm, including cultivars, globally distributed landraces and wild progenitors. Following technological advances our emphasis has shifted from cataloguing diversity to recognition of the genetic value of these resources for sustainable and resilient barley production. Recent research has focussed on developing novel ‘breeder-ready-to-go’ germplasm.

Diversity and association analysis in barley

Recently we have begun to explore diversity in barley at the gene level by exploiting genomics and informatics technologies via EU and Generation Challenge Program funding, collaborating with European and North American groups and colleagues at the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

Marker development in temperate and tropical tree species

Several studies focussing on comparative genomics and the development of polymorphic markers (SNPs) for adaptive variation in economically important European tree species have been funded through EU collaborations. Research has also been carried out on tropical tree species including, Calycophyllum spruceanum, Theobroma cacoa and Cocos nucifera, as well as important indigenous fruit trees, Prunus Africana and Allanblackia species from sub-Saharan Africa. Much of this work has been in collaboration with colleagues at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).

Conservation and habitat fragmentation

Sequencing and developing gene-based markers in species of high conservation priority offer novel insights into biodiversity, including relating sequence diversity and biological function. Focus of this work is on biodiversity within Scotland and includes a wide-range of plant species including: sub-arctic willow scrub, which is essentially restricted to the Scottish mountains; the rare species Anastrophyllum joergensenii, a dioecious leafy liverwort restricted to cool montane high-rainfall areas; Athyrium distentifolium, a diploid out-crossing fern of montane areas; Koenigia islandica, a diminutive annual and; Scots pine along with associated ground flora. Collaborations are with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh and the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

Publications

The following Publications have not yet been migrated to the James Hutton Institute's Pure service and relate to the research outputs from the two legacy organisations: The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Journals

Books / chapters

  • Newton, A.C.; Akar, T.; Baresel, J.P.; Bebeli, P.J.; Bettencourt, E.; Bladenopoulos, K.V.; Czembor, J.H.; Fasoula, D.A.; Katsiotis, A.; Koutis, K.; Koutsika-Sotiriou, M.; Kovacs, G.; Larsson, H.; Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A.; Rubiales, D.; Russell, J.R.; dos Santos, T.M.; Vaz Patto, M.C. (2011) Cereal landraces for sustainable agriculture., In: Lichtfouse, E., Hamelin, M., Navarrete, M. & Debaeke, P. (eds.). Sustainable Agriculture, Volume 2, Springer, Netherlands, 147-186.
  • Powell, W.; Waugh, R.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Russell, J.R.; Ramsay, L. (2006) Introduction to classical genetics and plant breeding., In: Christou, P. & Klee, H. (eds.). Handbook of Plant Biotechnology. 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Chichester, pp3-29.
  • Provan, J.; Russell, J.R.; Wilson, N.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Morgante, M.; Powell, W. (1999) The use of uniparentally inherited simple sequence repeat markers in plant population studies and systematics.., In: Hollingsworth, P.M., Bateman, R.M. & Gornall, R.J. (eds). Molecular Systematics and Plant Evolution. Taylor & Francis. London, pp35-50.
  • Russell, J.R.; Hosein, F.; Johnson, E.; Forster, B.P.; Powell, W.; Waugh, R. (1998) The use of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA to discriminate between closely related Theobroma cacao genotypes., In: Naqvi, S.S.M. (ed.). New Genetical Approaches to Crop Improvement. Atomic Energy Research Centre. Tambo Jam 70060, Pakistan, 579-584.
  • Waugh, R.; Russell, J.R. (1998) Screening for useful variation: RAPD markers., In: Karp, A. & Issaci, P.G. (eds.). Molecular tools for screening Biodiversity: Plants and Animals. Springer, The Netherlands, Chapter 23, pp459-463.
  • Thomas, W.T.B.; Russell, J.R.; Bonar, N.; Booth, A.; Fuller, J.D.; Lawrence, P.; Macaulay, M.; Ramsay, L.; Waugh, R.; Powell, W. (1997) Simple sequence repeats SSRs and QTL mapping in barley crosses.., In: H. Buerstmayer & P. Ruckenbauer (eds.). Application of Marker Aided Selection in Cereal Breeding Programs. Eucarpia Section Cereals Meeting. Tulln, Austria, 28-29.
  • Russell, J.R.; Milbourne, D.; Waugh, R. (1997) Comparison of PCR marker systems to examine genetic diversity., In: Karp, A., Isaac, P.G. & Ingram, D.S. (eds.). Molecular Tools for Screening Biodiversity: Plants and Animals. Chapman and Hall.
  • Russell, J.R.; Hosein, F.; Johnson, E.; Van der Ven, W.T.G.; Waugh, R.; Powell, W. (1995) The use of RAPD markers to genetically differentiate between cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) populations., In: Baradat, A.M.S., Adams, W.T., Muller-Stack, G. (eds.). Population Genetics and Conservation of Forest Trees. Kugler Publications, pp135-138.
  • Russell, J.R.; Hosein, F.; Johnson, E.; Forster, B.P.; Powell, W.; Waugh, R. (1992) The use of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers to discriminate between closely related Theobroma cacao genotypes., In: Siddiqui, K.A. (ed.). New Vistas in Plant Genetics. Atomic Energy Agricultural Research Centre.

Technical / contract reports

  • Russell, J.R.; Dawson, I.K.; Booth, A.; Flavell, A.J.; Steffenson, B.J.; Weltzien, E.; Ceccarelli, S.; Waugh, R. (2010) Relationship between genetic distances and geographic distances among populations of barley landraces., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp20-21.
  • Brennan, R.M.; Jones, H.G.; Russell, J.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Jorgensen, L.; Hackett, C.A.; Gordon, S. (2010) Dormancy in blackcurrant and the potential effects of future climatic conditions., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp10-11.
  • Comadran, J.; Romagosa, I.; van Eeuwijk, F.A.; Hackett, C.A.; Russell, J.R.; Thomas, W.T.B. (2008) Drought tolerance in Mediterranean barley: an association genetics approach., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2007, 14-15.
  • Macaulay, M.; Russell, J.R.; Ramsay, L.; Marshall, D.F.; Powell, W.; Waugh, R.; Thomas, W.T.B. (2004) Lessons from barley recommended lists., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, pp144-145.
  • Russell, J.R.; Meyer, R.C.; Hackett, C.A.; Lawrence, P.; Young, G.R.; Forster, B.P.; Powell, W. (2003) Diversity of wild barley in ‘Evolution Canyon’., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, p115.
  • Ramsay, L.; Caldwell, K.; Russell, J.R.; Macaulay, M.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Powell, W.; Waugh, R. (2003) Linkage disequilibrium in barley., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, p114.
  • Thomas, W.T.B.; Waugh, R.; Ramsay, L.; Russell, J.R.; Powell, W.; Meyer, R.C.; Young, G.R.; Lawrence, P.E.; Booth, A.; Swanston, J.S.; Newton, A.C. (2002) Molecular markers for agriculturally important traits in barley., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2001/2002, 162-164.
  • Ellis, R.P.; Ferguson, E.; Swanston, J.S.; Forrest, J.; Fuller, J.D.; Lawrence, P.E.; Powell, W.; Russell, J.R.; Tester, R.F.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Young, G.R. (1999) Use of DNA marker-based assays to define and select malting characteristics in barley., Home-Grown Cereals Authority Report, 183.
  • Squire, G.R.; Augustin, N.; Bown, J.; Crawford, J.C.; Dunlop, G.; Graham, J.; Hillman, J.R.; Marshall, B.; Marshall, D.F.; Ramsay, G.; Robinson, D.J.; Russell, J.R.; Thompson, C.; Wright, G.M. (1999) Gene flow in the environment: genetic pollution?, Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1998/99, pp45-54.
  • Ellis, R.P.; Russell, J.R.; Ramsay, L.; Waugh, R.; Powell, W. (1999) Barley domestication – Hordeum spontaneum, a source of new genes for crop improvement., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1998/99, 97-100.
  • Macaulay, M.; Provan, J.; Russell, J.R.; Fuller, J.D.; Dewar, H.; Milbourne, D.; Meyer, R.; Collins, A.; White, G.; Powell, W.; Waugh, R. (1996) Isolation, characterisation and use of SSRs as genetic markers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1995, pp54-55.
  • Powell, W.; Bonar, N.; Baird, E.; Russell, J.R.; Waugh, R (1995) Molecular marker techniques for barley genome analysis and breeding., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute, 57-58.

Conference papers

  • Graham, J.; Woodhead, M.; Smith, K.; Marshall, B.; Ramsay, G.; Russell, J.R.; Squire, G.R. (2011) Declines in wild raspberry populations may limit the genetic resources of future raspberry breeding., Berry Garden Conference.
  • Brennan, R.M.; Russell, J.R.; Jorgensen, L.; Abreu, I.N.; Jarret, D.; Gordon, S.; Hackett, C.A. (2011) Improving breeding efficiency in blackcurrant – the application of new selection techniques in Ribes., Acta Horticulturae, 946, 157-160.
  • Bayer, M.M.; Russell, J.R.; Milne, L.; Hedley, P.E.; Marshall, D.F. (2010) SNP discovery in barley Illumina data using Mosaik, GigaBayes and Tablet., 2nd Workshop of COST StatSeq Action (TD0801), Ghent, Belgium, 20-21 May 2010.
  • Barral Baron, G.; Booth, A.; Ramsay, L.; Russell, J.R.; Waugh, R.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Werner, P. (2010) Dissecting nitrogen use efficiency of cereals using an association genetics approach., Association of Applied Biologists – Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants and Crops, Olde Barn Hotel, Marston, Lincs, UK 15-16 December 2010.
  • Russell, J.R.; Moragues, M.; Dawson, I.K.; Waugh, R.; Marshall, D.F.; Milne, I.; Grando, S.; Tondelli, A.; Cattivelli, L.; Hubner, S.; Fridman, E.; Flavell, A.J. (2009) Genetic diversity analysis of wild and landrace barleys using the BODA1 Illumina genotyping platform., 19th International Triticeae Mapping Initiative – 3rd COST Tritigen Workshop, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 31 August – 4 September 2009 (Talk).
  • Dawson, I.K.; Weber, J.C.; Russell, J.R.; Lengkeek, A.; Kalinganire, A.; Kindt, R.; Jamnadass, R. (2009) Climate change and tree genetic resources: Maintaining the productivity of agroforestry landscapes in the tropics., 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry, Nairobi, Kenya, 23-28 August 2009.
  • Russell, J.R.; Waugh, R.; Marshall, D.F.; Hayes, P.; Matus, I.; Del Pozo, A.; Close, T.J.; Baum, M.; Grando, S.; Ceccarelli, S. (2009) Genomic dissection of tolerance to drought stress in wild barley., Annual Research Meeting of Generation Challenge Program (CGIAR), Bamako, Mali, 20-23 September 2009 (Talk).
  • Waugh, R.; Marshall, D.F.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Comadran, J.; Russell, J.R.; Close, T.; Stein, N.; Hayes, P.; Muehlbauer, G.; Cockram, J.; O’Sullivan, D.; Mackay, I.; Flavell, A.J.; Ramsay, L. (2009) Whole-genome association mapping in elite inbred crop varieties., OECD Genome Association, Perth, Australia, 9-12 November 2009 (Invited plenary).
  • Waugh, R.; Ramsay, L.; Comadran, J.; Marshall, D.F.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Russell, J.R.; Close, T.; Stein, N.; Hayes, P.; Muehlbauer, G.J.; Cockram, J.; O’Sullivan, D.; Mackay, I.; Flavell, A.J. (2009) Whole-genome scans in elite barley germplasm as a strategy for gene isolation., 19th International Triticeae Mapping Initiative – 3rd COST Tritigen Workshop, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 31 August – 4 September 2009 (Talk).
  • Waugh, R.; Marshall, D.F.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Comadran, J.; Russell, J.R.; Close, T.; Stein, N.; Hayes, P.; Muehlbauer, G.; Cockram, J.; O’Sullivan, D.; Mackay, I.; Ramsay, L. (2009) Whole-genome association mapping in elite inbred crop varieties as a platform for gene discovery., ACPFG Genomics Symposium: The Genomics of Salinity, Adelaide, Australia, 16-18 November 2009 (Invited plenary).
  • Brennan, R.M.; Stewart, D.; Russell, J.R. (2008) Developments and progress in Ribes breeding., 9th International Rubus and Ribes Symposium. Pucon, Chile, 30 November – 7 December 2007. Acta Horticulturae, 777, 49-56.
  • Waugh, R.; Marshall, D.F.; Druka, A.; Comadran, J.; Russell, J.R.; Chen, X.W.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Close, T.J.; Stein, N.; Ramsay, L. (2008) Genomic dissection of phenotypic variation in barley., BSPP Cereal Pathosystems Conference 2008, Queen Mary, University of London, 16-17 December 2008, p63.
  • Cook, N.; Karley, A.J.; Russell, J.R.; Hubbard, S.F. (2008) Population genetics of farmland sawflies., Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, USA, 16-19 November 2008.
  • Russell, J.R.; Baum, M.; Ceccarelli, S.; Close, T.M.; Grando, S.; Hayes, P.M.; Matus, I.; Marshall, D.F.; Del Poza, A.; von Korff Schmising, M.; Waugh, R. (2008) Genomic dissection of tolerance to drought stress in wild barley., 10th International Barley Genetics Symposium, Alexandria, Egypt, 5-10 April 2008.
  • Moragues, M.; Russell, J.R.; Ceccarelli, S.; Grando, S.; Baum, M.; Macaulay, M.; Booth, A.; Waugh, R.; Ramsay, L.; Comadran, J.; Close, T.J.; de Young, J.; Flavell, A.J. (2008) High throughput SNP-based marker analysis of landrace barley., 10th International Barley Genetics Symposium, Alexandria, Egypt, 5-10 April 2008.
  • Pswarayi, A.; Comadran, J.; Molina-Cano, J.; Russell, J.R.; van Eeuwijk, F.A.; Ceccarelli, S.; Grando, S.; Stanca, A.M.; Francia, E.; Pecchioni, N.; Akar, T.; Al-Yassin, A.; Benbelkacem, A.; Choumane, W.; Karrou, M.; Ouabbou, H.; Bort, J.; Araus, J.L.; Hackett, C.A.; Thomas, W.T.B. (2007) Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) adaptation and improvement in the Mediterranean basin., Eucarpia Plant Breeding for Organic and Sustainable Low-input Agriculture: Dealing with Genotype-Environment Interactions, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 7-9 November 2007.
  • Russell, J.R.; Hochschartner, G.; Abbott, R.; Brown, J.W.S. (2007) Small nucleolar RNA gene clusters – a new potential system for bar-coding in plants., DNA Barcoding in Europe, Leiden, The Netherlands, 3-5 October 2007.
  • Russell, J.R.; Baum, M.; Ceccarelli, S.; Close, T.M.; Grando, S.; Hayes, P.; Matus, I.; Marshall, D.F.; Del Poza, A.; von Korff Schmising, M.; Waugh, R. (2007) Genomic dissection of tolerance to drought stress in wild barley., Generation Challenge Programme Annual Research Meeting, South Africa, 12-16 September 2007.
  • Swanston, J.S.; Russell, J.R.; Perez-Vendrell, A.M.; Moralejo, M.A.; Elia, M.; Molina-Cano, J. (2006) Efficient selection of b-glucan content enhances wider utilisation of barley grain., EUCARPIA Cereals Meeting, Lleida, Spain, 14-17 November 2006
  • Macaulay, M.; Ramsay, L.; Russell, J.R.; Marshall, D.F.; Waugh, R. (2004) Molecular markers to analyse breeding progress in barley., Aspects of Applied Biology, 72, 139-146.
  • Rostoks, N.; Cardle, L.; Mudie, S.; Svensson, J.T.; Walia, H.; Rodriguez, E.M.; Wanamaker, S.; Hedley, P.E.; Liu, H.; Ramsay, L.; Russell, J.R.; Close, T.J.; Marshall, D.F.; Waugh, R. (2004) Single nucleotide polymorphism mapping of the barley genes involved in abiotic stresses., Barley Genetics IX, Proceedings of 9th International Barley Genetics Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic, 20-26 June 2004.
  • Russell, J.R.; Ramsay, L.; Booth, A.; Macaulay, M.; Cardle, L.; Marshall, D.F.; Powell, W.; Waugh, R. (2004) Development of gene based molecular markers in barley., Barley Genetics IX, Proceedings of 9th International Barley Genetics Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic, 20-26 June 2004.
  • Waugh, R.; Caldwell, D.; Rostoks, N.; Druka, A.; Druka, I.; Marshall, D.F.; Muehlbauer, G.J.; Russell, J.R.; Ramsay, L. (2004) Current perspectives in barley genomics (2004)., Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding.
  • Newton, A.C.; Meyer, R.C.; Young, G.R.; Lawrence, P.E.; Russell, J.R.; Booth, A.; Ramsay, L.; Webster, R.K.; Steffenson, B.J.; Thomas, W.T.B. (2004) Disease resistance mapping in spring barley., Barley Genetics IX, Proceedings of 9th International Barley Genetics Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic, 20-26 June 2004, 720-725.
  • Hein, I.; Williamson, S.; Russell, J.R.; Graham, J.; Brennan, R.M.; Powell, W. (2004) Development of genomic resources for red raspberry: BAC library construction, analysis and screening., Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG) XII Proceedings, San Diego, California, 10-12 January 2004, 109.
  • Graham, J.; Hein, I.; Russell, J.R.; Woodhead, M.; Gordon, S.C.; Smith, K.; Jorgensen, L.; Brennan, R.; Powell, W. (2003) The use of genomics technologies in contemporary Rubus and Ribes breeding programmes., Acta Horticulturae, 649, 319-322.
  • Stamati, K.; Blackie, S.; Brown, J.W.S.; Russell, J.R. (2002) Population genetics of sub-Arctic willow (S. lanata, S. lapponum and S. herbacea)., Plant Conservation in Scotland, 2002.
  • Woodhead, M.; Russell, J.R.; Squirrell, J.; Hollingsworth, P.M.; Cardle, L.; Ramsay, L.; Gibby, M.; Powell, W. (2002) The application of EST-derived SSRs in plant conservation genetics., Plant Conservation in Scotland Conference, September 2002.
  • Woodhead, M.; Russell, J.R.; Ramsay, L.; Cardle, L.; Powell, W. (2002) The development and utility of SSRs derived from expressed sequence tags. Poster., Ecological Genetics Group Meeting.
  • Newton, A.C.; Swanston, J.S.; Russell, J.R.; Hoad, S.; Spoor, W.; Hocart, M. (2002) Malting quality barley variety mixtures: are they practical?., Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain, Dundee, 19-20 February 2002, pp157-162.

Conference posters / abstracts

  • Hoebe, P.; Hoad, S.; Russell, J.; Alegria, R.; Spoor, B. (2011) Genetic diversity in different generations of cc populations using SNP markers., Next Generation Plant Ecology and Evolution Workshop, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 18-19 October 2011.
  • Flavell, A.J.; Xu, X.; Comadran, J.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Marshall, D.F.; Waugh, R.; Russell, J.R.; Ho, T. (2011) Focussed association genetics scanning for yield-related traits in barley., Plant and Animal Genome XIX, San Diego, California, USA, 15-19 January 2011. (Poster)
  • Flavell, A.J.; Xu, X.; Comadran, J.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Marshall, D.F.; Russell, J.R.; Waugh, R.; Tondelli, A.; Cattivelli, L.; Schnaithmann, F.; Pillen, K.; Schulman, A.H.; Ingvardsen, C.; Rasmussen, S.; Sharma, R.; Kilian, B. (2010) An incremental approach for mapping useful traits in barley – The EXBARDIV project., 2nd International Symposium: Genomics of Plant Genetic Resources, Bologna, Italy, 24-27 April 2010 (Poster).
  • Marshall, D.F.; Milne, I.; Bayer, M.; Shaw, P.; Cardle, L.; Stephen, G.; Ramsay, L.; Comadran, J.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Russell, J.R.; Flavell, A.J.; Waugh, R. (2010) What you see is what you get: SCRI visualization tools for SNP discovery, genotype analysis and comparative mapping., Plant & Animal Genome XVIII, San Diego, California, USA, 9-13 January 2010 (Abstract).
  • Marshall, D.F.; Milne, I.; Bayer, M.; Shaw, P.; Cardle, L.; Stephen, G.; Ramsay, L.; Comadran, J.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Russell, J.R.; Flavell, A.J.; Waugh, R. (2010) Tablet, flapjack and strudel; SCRI visualization tools to support SNP discovery, genotype analysis and comparative mapping., Plant & Animal Genome XVIII, San Diego, California, USA, 9-13 January 2010 (Poster).
  • Waugh, R.; Russell, J.R.; Dawson, I.K.; Ramsay, L.; Comadran, J.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Marshall, D.F.; Xu, X.; Flavell, A.J. (2010) Whole genome association scans in stratified germplasm collections., Plant & Animal Genome XVIII, San Diego, California, USA, 9-13 January 2010 (Abstract).
  • Ramsay, G.; McKenzie, G.; Russell, J.R.; Booth, A. (2009) Gene flow via pollen movement in trees., Knowledge Scotland. Sylvan House, Edinburgh, September 2009. (Poster)
  • Comadran, J.; Russell, J.R.; Pswarayi, A.; Ceccarelli, S.; Grando, S.; Stanca, A.M.; Pecchioni, N.; Akar, T.; Al-Yassin, A.; Benbelkacem, A.; Quabbou, H.; Bort, J.; Romagosa, I.; Thomas, W.T.B. (2009) Meta-analysis of multi-environmental trial data reveals major loci controlling yield related traits in barley in Mediterranean environments., EUCARPIA Biometrics, Dundee, 2-4 September 2009 (Poster).
  • Graham, J.; Woodhead, M.; Smith, K.; Marshall, B.; Ramsay, G.; Russell, J.R.; Squire, G.R. (2009) Declines in wild raspberry populations may limit the genetic resources for future raspberry breeding., Proceedings ECRR: Scotland’s Changing Rural Biodiversity: Policy and Action, May 2009 (Poster).
  • Tondelli, A.; Pagani, D.; Rizza, F.; Stanca, A.M.; Moragues, M.; Comadran, J.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Waugh, R.; Russell, J.R.; Flavell, A.J.; Cattivelli, L. (2009) Association mapping of frost tolerance QTL in barley., 19th International Triticeae Mapping Initiative – 3rd COST Tritigen Workshop. Clermont-Ferrand, France, 31 August – 4 September 2009 (Poster).
  • Mazzitelli, L.; Hein, I.; Hedley, P.E.; Haupt, S.; Tilsner, J.; Williamson, S.; Morris, J.; Pont, S.D.A.; Hancock, R.D.; Brennan, R.M.; Viola, R.; McNicol, J.W.; Russell, J.R.; Taylor, M.A. (2006) Microarray-based gene expression studies of dormancy phase transition in raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) buds., 3rd International Rosaceae Conference. Napier, New Zealand, 19-22 March 2006 (Poster).
  • Woodhead, M.; Russell, J.R.; Squirrell, J.; Hollingsworth, P.M.; Gibby, M.; Powell, W. (2004) Sequence variation in regions flanking microsatellites – complementary markers for studies of natural plant populations., Ecological Genetics Group Meeting. (Poster).
  • Rostoks, N.; Cardle, L.; Mudie, S.; Svensson, J.T.; Walia, H.; Rodriguez, E.M.; Wanamaker, S.; Hedley, P.E.; Liu, H.; Ramsay, L.; Russell, J.R.; Close, T.J.; Marshall, D.F.; Waugh, R. (2004) Single nucleotide polymorphism mapping of the barley genes involved in abiotic stresses., Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 40, 52.
  • Rostoks, N.; Cardle, L.; Mudie, S.; Ramsay, L.; Hedley, P.E.; Russell, J.R.; Caldwell, D.; Marshall, D.F.; Waugh, R. (2004) Single nucleotide polymorphism discovery in barley genes differentially expressed during abiotic stresses., Plant & Animal Genome XII, San Diego, 10-14 January 2004, 146.
  • Woodhead, M.; Russell, J.R.; Squirrell, J.; Hollingsworth, P.M.; Gibby, M.; Powell, W. (2003) Examining population differentiation in the circumarctic fern species Athyrium distentifolium using markers derived from gene transcripts., Plant Speciation Conference. (Poster).
  • Graham, J.; Russell, J.R.; Hein, I.; Powell, W. (2003) An integrated approach to mapping in Rubus., Abstracts of the Annual Main Meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, 134/A, S143-S144.
  • Woodhead, M.; Russell, J.R.; Squirrell, J.; Hollingsworth, P.M.; Gibby, M.; Powell, W. (2003) Assessing genetic diversity in Athyrium distentifolium using EST-SSRs., Ecological Genetics Group Meeting. (Poster).
  • Marshall, D.F.; Ramsay, L.; Cardle, L.; Russell, J.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Booth, A.; Fuller, J.D.; Machray, G.C.; Waugh, R. (2001) Electronic single nucleotide polymorphism in barley EST’s: Discovery, Validation and Mapping., Abstracts of Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference, San Diego, California, January 2001.

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