My research interests are in understanding the genetic architecture of key traits for the improvement of white clover.

Main current projects include:

Molecular characterisation of white clover response to drought Molecular characterization of stoloniferous growth Effects of inter-specific hybridisation and polyploidisation on gene expression and genome architecture Evolution of white clover

Bisaga, M., Lowe, M., Hegarty, M., Abberton, M., Ravagnani, A. 2017. Deep sequencing of Suppression Subtractive Hybridisation drought and recovery libraries of the non-model crop Trifolium repens L. Frontiers in Plant Science 8 213 Cadair Jones, C.M., Hegarty, M.J., Ravagnani, A. 2013. The production and analysis of a synthetic hybrid: Trifolium pallescens x Trifolium occidentale. Plant and Animal Genome XXI, San Diego, California, United States of America, 12/01/2013 - 16/01/2013. pp. P0365. Other Ravagnani, A., Abberton, M.T., Skøt, L. 2012. Development of genomic resources in the species of Trifolium L. and Its application in forage legume breeding. Agronomy 2 (2) pp. 116-131. Bisaga, M., Abberton, M., Ravagnani, A. 2011. Molecular characterisation of response to drought in a perennial species. Model Legume Congress, Sainte-Maxime, France, 15/05/2011 - 19/05/2011. Armstead, I.P., Huang, L.S., Ravagnani, A., Robson, P.R., Ougham, H.J. 2009. Bioinformatics in the orphan crops. Briefings in Bioinformatics 10 (6) pp. 645-653. Cadair Winters, A.L., Donnison, I.P., Abberton, M.T., Ravagnani, A., Webb, K.J. 2008. Defence-related polyphenol oxidase gene family resides on an extensive gene cluster in red clover. IVth International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 07/12/2008 - 12/12/2008. pp. p121. Ravagnani, A., Finan, C.L., Young, M. 2005. A novel firmicute protein family related to the actinobacterial resuscitation-promoting factors by non-orthologous domain displacement. BMC Genomics 6 pp. 39-52. Cadair Other