Dr David Simpson
Genetics, Genomics & Breeding
NIAB EMR
United Kingdom
Biography
Currently working at NIAB EMR.
Research Interest
Leading an industry-funded breeding programme to develop improved strawberry cultivars for field production in the soil and protected production in substrate. Allied research projects, funded by IUK and BBSRC, are focussed on the molecular genetics of disease and pest resistance in strawberry with the aim of developing a range of molecular markers for resistance, to be used in the breeding programme.
Publications
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Whitehouse, A.B., Johnson, A.W., Passey, A.J., McLeary K.J. & Simpson, D.W. (2014). Recent Progress in Breeding for Improved Performance in Programmed Cropping Systems. Acta Horticulturae 1049. 867-872.
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L Antanaviciute, N Šurbanovski, N Harrison, K J McLeary, D W Simpson, F Wilson, D J Sargent & R J Harrison. (2015). Mapping QTL associated with Verticillium dahliae resistance in the cultivated strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) Horticulture Research 2. 15009.
