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SUMMARY:Crop Science Seminar: Pre-breeding\, food security and net zero: s
 o much to do\, so little time and money - Phil Howell\, Head of Cereals Pr
 e-Breeding\, NIAB  
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DESCRIPTION:UK farming is at something of a tipping point\, subject to mul
 tiple societal\, environmental\, economic and political pressures.  The tr
 ade-offs between food/nutritional security\, biodiversity\, fuel/energy pr
 oduction\, soil health and water quality are manifold\, complex and nuance
 d. However it is clear is that the status quo is regarded as unsustainable
 : we must expect crop genetics\, soils and farming systems to do a lot mor
 e\, and agrochemicals a lot less\, of the heavy lifting in the future. Giv
 en the drawn-out timescales involved in crop breeding\, we need to first a
 ssemble and then interrogate diverse genetic toolkits within and across cr
 ops\, to increase genetic gain and maximise stability. Furthermore\, we ne
 ed to be open to evaluating these against different metrics\, including ch
 allenging the current variety development and registration paradigms. I wi
 ll present a virtual tour through our diverse portfolio of field crop pre-
 breeding and breeding\, which includes cereals\, legumes\, oilseeds and ot
 hers\, and some of the opportunities that seem to be cropping up (pun inte
 nded).\n\nDue to having to go online\, we are restricting the talks to Uni
 versity of Cambridge and alumni to keep them as informal as possible.\n\nC
 ontact reception@plantsci.cam.ac.uk for a Zoom link prior to a talk if you
  are not on our mailing list.
LOCATION:Online
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