Nigel G Halford
Rothamsted Research
UK
Biography
Nigel G Halford graduated from Liverpool University in 1983, obtained his Master’s degree from UCL in 1984 and his PhD from the CNAA at Rothamsted in 1989. In 1991, he moved to Long Ashton Research Station near Bristol but returned to Rothamsted in 2002. He is the author of >120 papers and several books. His research programme concerns the genetics of metabolic regulation in crops, how plant metabolism is affected by stress and how it can be manipulated for crop improvement. He is a visiting Professor at Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Special Professor at the University of Nottingham.
Abstract
Abstract : Reducing the acrylamide-forming potential of wheat, rye and potato