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Minister Launches £4.9m Oats Study
Summary posted by Meridian on 7/28/2010
Source: Aberystwyth University
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A five-year, £4.9 million (US$7.6 million) research project has been launched in the U.K., with the goal of developing improved varieties of oats. The "Quality Oats" (QUOATS) project is being funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) of the U.K., the U.K.'s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Welsh Assembly Government, and the Scottish Government. Aberystwyth University in the U.K. will lead the project. "Combining expertise in molecular and conventional plant breeding and analysis of grain composition with evaluation of new and novel varieties by research and industrial partners will ensure that new oat varieties meet the requirements of the different end users," comments Athole Marshall, head of the Oat Breeding Programme at Aberystwyth University's Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS). One of the goals of the research project will be to develop more healthful oats. Researchers involved with the project will study the genetic basis of ?-glucan content in oats, which is known to lower blood cholesterol, with the aim of developing new oat varieties that are "tailor-made" for the healthy foods market. The press release can be viewed online at the link below.
The original article may still be available at www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2010/07/title-88383-en.html
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