Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

Plant and crop physiologist with wide interests including photosynthesis, stomatal responses,...

Professor Gooding's research interests address the sustainable intensification of agriculture:...

Ecology of Grassland Fungi Ecology and conservation of grassland macrofungi (Hygrocybe spp. and...

My current research focuses on the use of DNA techniques to investigate genetic diversity....

I run the IBERS Translational Genomics facility, which provides next-generation DNA sequencing...

My research revolves around trying to answer this question: How can fundamental studies of...

Using a combination of DNA markers and trait analysis to elucidate the genetic and physiological...

Genetic and physiological analysis of drought resistance and winter hardiness in ryegrass and...

Parasitic sex-ratio distortion, evolution of sex chromosomes, parasite biodiversity, population...

Genetic control of meiosis and recombination in plants Chromosome genetics, genome evolution and...

Phytoremediation (restoration of contaminated land) using energy crops such as Miscanthus and...

The investigates how plants and communities respond to various environmental perturbations...

Breeding methodologies; plant tissue culture and biotechnology; plant functional genomics.

I am interested in using modern genetic tools to assist in crop improvement. This includes the...

My research interests have, most recently, centred on aspects of plant resistance to disease....

Broad background in plant biochemistry and enzymology plus experience of molecular biology....

Together with Prof John Draper and Dr Manfred Beckmann I am interested in developing...

My research interests have primarily focused on the use of yeast as a feed additive in the...

Genetic recombination in grasses

Specific research interests include the optimisation of nutrient use from soil to animal...