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Overview of SARIC
Liliya Serazetdinova 2nd WGIN3 Stakeholders’ Meeting, Rothamsted Research, 20th November 2015
• BBSRC-led programmes with cross-council support
• Seven communities of scientific researchers and industrial partners
• Five cover entire agri-food supply chain
• Each is led by the shared need of company membership to develop and engage in pre-competitive research
• Projects selected for scientific excellence and strategic relevance
Bringing research communities together
More information: www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Innovation Club
A partnership between BBSRC, NERC and 13 Company members – launched Spring 2014. £10M to provide solutions to key challenges affecting the efficiency, productivity and sustainability of UK crop and livestock sectors:
1. Research Translation grants 2. Research Grants
Call 1 - Resilient and robust crop and livestock production systems A key focus on improving water and nutrient use efficiency of economically important UK crops. Development and translation of innovative solutions that inform land management practices and technology development
Call 2 - Predictive capability & modelling for new technologies, tools, products and services Development of modelling approaches and tools that can provide decision makers with the ability to forecast, interpret and respond to potential threats to UK crop and livestock production systems, with a particular focus on water and nutrient related challenges
Research challenges developed with industry
Call 1 – Five research translation projects (£1M) and six research projects (£4.7M) funded Research translation grants support novel approaches to translating existing research data and knowledge into new tools, technologies and other outcomes that create tangible economic or societal benefits.
Call 2 - launched in July 2015, applications currently being assessed £5M will be allocated to research grants (£3.5M) and research translation projects (£1.5M). ESRC has become a partner to address social and economic science perspectives.
Flexible support for innovation
Research Translation Projects Principal Investigator Research partners Project Title Cost
Fiona Borthwick SRUC, James Hutton Institute
Enhancing Innovation in Barley Integrated Disease Management with the application of an innovation systems approach to research translation
£44,532*
Toby Bruce
Rothamsted Research, AgriChatUK, NFU, AICC, Agri Intelligence, Hutchinsons Crop Protection Specialists
CROPROTECT: a knowledge exchange system to support UK growers in sustainable crop protection to allow efficient crop production
£291,614
Ruben Sakrabani Cranfield University Enhancing nutrient use efficiency from biosolids for a resilient crop production system
£142,937
Andrew Whitmore Rothamsted Research Biosolids, Yield, Organic amendments in Soil: research to mitigate LeachIng and Denitrification: BYOSOLID
£239,971
Hao Zhang Lancaster University, Rothamsted Research
Measuring plant available phosphorus to increase crop yields and minimise nutrient leaching
£312,435
*Includes a contribution of 49% from ESRC
• Biosolids give the best substitute for imported phosphate, but can soil in some areas handle biosolids better than others?
• Dr Ruben Sakrabani at Cranfield University intends to collate all available soil data on biosolid use, nutrient uptake efficiency, and nutrient leaching
• 1:250,000 scale map will be created showing where nutrients can be safely applied without leaching and negatively impacting yield.
• Online tool will be developed aimed mainly at water companies with biosolids to dispose
Mapping the UK’s soil
Professor Andrew Whitmore at Rothamsted is investigating the long-term effects of biosolid application:
• How long after addition can yield benefits be seen?
• Plots examined that last received amendment 0-15 years ago
• Also measuring nitrogen emissions for cost/benefit data
How long do crop treatments last?
Photograph courtesy of Rothamsted Research
Dr Toby Bruce at Rothamsted plans to bring farmers and solutions together:
• Interface for farmers to enter their challenges
• Developed an open access website https://croprotect.com/ to enable easier access to information about pest, weed and disease management
• New Smartphone App to be launched early December 2015
Connecting crop solutions with farmers who need them
Images courtesy of Rothamsted Research
Research Grants Principal Investigator Research partners Project Title Cost
Martin Broadley University of Nottingham
Magnesium Network (MAG-NET): Integrating Soil-Crop- Animal Pathways to Improve Ruminant Health
£573,734
Adrian Collins Rothamsted Research
Impacts of different vegetation in riparian buffer strips on hydrology and water quality
£559,862
Julie Gray Sheffield University Reduced Stomatal Density Wheat: New Prospects for Drought and Pathogen Resistance
£417,884
Matthew Paul Rothamsted Research
Increasing wheat drought tolerance and recovery throughout the life cycle through regulation of plant growth mechanisms
£596,070
Chris Reynolds University of Reading
Diverse forage mixtures to optimise ruminant animal production, nutrient use efficiency, environmental impact, biodiversity, and resilience
£838,456
Eileen Wall SRUC Future-proofing our breeding goals - Breeding for climate resilience in UK dairy systems
£335,554
Professor Julie Gray at Sheffield University will investigate if wheat with reduced stomatal density have enhanced drought tolerance, water use efficiency and pathogen tolerance
• Translating into wheat the work previously done in Arabidopsis
• Initially GM approach will be deployed to test the hypothesis
• Non-GM wheat lines will be identified carrying the same genetic trait. These new germplasm available for breeders.
Breeding more resilient wheat: stomata reduction
Dr Matthew Paul at Rothamsted Research plans to investigate mechanisms that control growth and stress tolerance in wheat:
• Study novel plant signalling genes that regulate growth and sucrose allocation during and after drought
• GM plants and CIMMYT accessions exhibiting natural variation in genes involved in this pathway will be tested for drought tolerance and impact on yield
• The work will deliver new technology, molecular markers, varieties for accelerated wheat breeding
Breeding drought tolerant wheat: plant growth regulation
• 1st SARIC Dissemination Event - 8/9 March 2016
• Announcement of the projects funded through the 2nd Call – Summer 2016
• Projects on-going through to end of 2020
• Project visits and industry visits
• On-going communication of club activities to members
• Seeking opportunities for exploitation of research outcomes
• Showcasing at external events
• Assessment of impact and reporting
SARIC Activities 2015-2020
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Liliya Serazetdinova Knowledge Transfer Manager
Plants and Crops [email protected]
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David Telford Knowledge Transfer Manager
Animal Sector [email protected]
SARIC co-ordinators
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Research Council Leads
Stephen Norton Business Interaction Manager, BBSRC [email protected]
Jodie Mitchell Knowledge and Innovation Manager, NERC [email protected]
More information: • www.nerc.ac.uk/innovation/activities/sustainablefood/saric/ • www.bbsrc.ac.uk/saric
Thank you
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