Research
- Stable transformation (GM) of potato
- Barley Transformation
- Gene editing
Past research
- Abiotic stress in potato
- Potato Tuber greening
- Potato Flavour and texture
- Carotenoid metabolism in potato tubers
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
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Shepherd, T.; Lewinsohn, E.; Davidovich-Rikanati, R.; Sitrit, Y.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Utilisation of the MVA pathway to produce elevated levels of the sesquiterpene alpha copaene in potato tubers., Phytochemistry, 72, 2288-2293.
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Tucker, G.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Pectin engineering to modify product quality in potato., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 9, 848-856.
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Morris, J.A.; Suttle, J.C.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) The metabolic and developmental roles of cartotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 from potato., Plant Physiology, 154, 656-664.
- Stushnoff, C.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Hedley, P.E.; Holm, D.G.; McDougall, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Morris, J.; Morris, W.L.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Zuber, T.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Flavonoid profiling and transcriptome analysis reveals new gene-metabolite correlations in tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., Journal of Experimental Botany, 61, 1225-1238.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Prosser, I.M.; Morris, J.A.; Beale, M.H.; Wright, F.; Shepherd, T.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Expression profiling of potato germplasm differentiated in quality traits leads to the identification of candidate flavour and texture genes., Journal of Experimental Botany, 59, 4219-4231.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Molecular dissection of sensory traits in the potato tuber., American Journal of Potato Research, 85, 286-297.
- Morris, W.L.; Ross, H.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2007) Umami compounds are a determinant of the flavor of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55, 9627-9633.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hedden, P.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2006) Overexpression of a bacterial 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase gene in potato tubers perturbs the isoprenoid metabolic network: implications for the control of the tuber life cycle., Journal of Experimental Botany, 57, 3007-3018.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Fraser, P.D.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2006) Engineering ketocarotenoid biosynthesis in potato tubers., Metabolic Engineering, 8, 253-263.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A.; Millam, S. (2005) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Solanum phureja., Plant Cell Reports, 24, 10-14.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Shepherd, T.; Davies, H.V.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2005) Metabolic engineering of high carotenoid potato tubers containing enhanced levels of beta-carotene and lutein., Journal of Experimental Botany, 56, 81-89.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato., Journal of Experimental Botany, 55, 975-982.
- Ross, H.A.; Sungurtas, J.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Swanston, J.S.; Davies, H.V.; McDougall, G.J. (2003) Limit dextrinase in barley cultivars of differing malting quality: activity, inhibitors and limit dextrin profiles., Journal of Cereal Science, 38, 325-334.
Technical / contract reports
- Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) The role of pectin methyl esterase in determining potato tuber textural quality., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp32-33.
- Campbell, R.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Bryan, G.J.; Ramsay, G.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) The role of carotenoid cleavage products in heat responses of potato., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp11-13.
- Taylor, M.A.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Hedley, P.E.; Millam, S. (2004) Isoprenoid metabolic networks in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, pp140-141.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Millam, S.; Stewart, D.; Griffiths, D.W.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2003) Carotenogenesis in potato tubers., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, pp109.
Conference papers
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Campbell, R.; McDougall, G.J.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2009) Potato tuber quality traits and secondary metabolism., SOL 2009, New Delhi, 8-13 November 2009.
- Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Scandura, M.C.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2009) The role of carotenoid cleavage products in tuber apical meristem activation and deactivation processes., SOL 2009, New Delhi, 8-13 November 2009.
- Taylor, M.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Ross, H.A.; McDougall, G.J.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E. (2008) Quality trait dissection in potato tubers using comparative metabolite and transcript analysis., 5th Solanaceae Genome Workshop 2008, Cologne, Germany, 12-16 October 2008.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Taylor, M.A. (2007) Molecular dissection of sensory traits in tuber., 91st Annual Meeting of Potato Association of America, Idaho Falls, USA, 12-16 August 2007.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Bryan, G.J.; Hedley, P.E.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Characterisation and transgenic modification of carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato., Scottish Plant Molecular Biology Meeting, Dundee, 9 January 2004.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Carotenoid accumulation during potato tuber development and storage., SEB Annual Meeting, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 29 March – 2 April 2004.
- Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, W.L.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2004) Transgenic manipulation of tuber carotenoid content in Solanum phureja and Solanum tuberosum., SEB Annual Meeting, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, 29 March – 2 April 2004.
- Taylor, M.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Davies, H.V.; Millam, S. (2004) Metabolic engineering of carotenoid biosynthesis in potato tubers., Aspects of Applied Biology, 72, 155-162.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Lacomme, C.; Davies, H.V.; Taylor, M.A. (2003) Characterisation and transgenic modification of carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato., Gordon Conference – Carotenoids 2004, California, USA, 4-9 January 2004.
Conference posters / abstracts
- Ducreux, L.; Morris, W.; Fraser, P.; Lacomme, C.; Millam, S.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Manipulation of isoprenoid metabolism in potato tubers: implications for nutritional quality and the potato, Poster.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; McDougall, G.J.; Ross, H.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Morris, J.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Understanding potato quality traits important to consumers., 7th Solanaceae Conference 2010, Dundee, 5-9 September 2010, 166. (Poster)
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hedley, P.E.; Morris, J.; Bryan, G.J.; Ross, H.A.; Taylor, M.A. (2009) Investigating key determinants of potato flavour and texture., Euro Food Chem XV – Food for the Future Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark, 5-8 July 2009 (Poster).
- Campbell, R.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Ramsay, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2009) The role of carotenoid cleavage products in tuber apical meristem activation and deactivation processes., 4th Plant Dormancy Symposium, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, 8-10 June 2009 (Poster).
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Ross, H.A.; Bryan, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Molecular dissection of sensory traits in the potato tuber., Scottish Plant Biology, Dundee, 11 January 2008.
- Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hedley, P.E.; Bryan, G.J.; Ross, H.A.; Taylor, M.A. (2008) Molecular dissection of sensory traits in the potato tuber., 4th EPSO Conference 2008 on Plants for Life, Toulon, France, 22-26 June 2008.