Grains Convo
The Grains Convo podcast shines a spotlight on the knowledge and tools developed by DPIRD to grow the grains industry.
Grains Convo
Doubled haploids and new varieties
Host: DPIRD research agronomist Cindy Webster
Guest Speakers: DPIRD Research Scientist Sue Broughton and Dr Scott Sydenham of LongReach Plant Breeding
In this episode of Grains Convo, Cindy Webster hosts DPIRD research scientist Sue Broughton and Dr Scott Sydenham of LongReach Plant Breeding, as they discuss DPIRD’s Cereal Double Haploid program and some exciting new discoveries.
Sue sheds light on what doubled haploids are and why they're useful. While listeners discover what methods are used at DPIRD to generate doubled haploids in wheat and barley.
Scott emphasises how DPIRD and LongReach have worked together to generate a highly efficient pipeline for doubled haploid production and seed multiplication.
Episode Links:
Click here to read the Grains Convo Newsletter on the latest in DPIRD's Cereal Doubled Haploid program
Click here to discover the exciting new doubled haploid discoveries