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Annotating and making use of the Avena sativa cv. Sang reference genome
Oats is an important crop used to feed both humans and animals. Many people eat oat products daily, and regular consumption of oat beta-glucans is known to lower the risk of heart disease. In spite of this, the full genetic sequence of oats has been unknown until...
2nd Food Oats Conference, hosted by ScanOats, 19-21 June, Lund
ScanOats hosted the 2nd Food Oats Conference which took place 19-21 of June in Lund, Sweden. The Food Oats Conference was initiated by VVT, Finland, in 2021 and was held remotely due to the restrictions during the pandemic. In total, 110 participants from academic and industry registered for the 2nd Food Oats conference. Most of the participants were based in the Nordic countries, but also people from Germany, UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Latvia, and US travelled to Lund to experience the event.
The 11th International OAT conference was held in October 2022 in Perth, Australia.
Photo: 11th International OAT conference Text. Lieselotte CloetensScanOats scientists and students were present at the 11th International OAT conference which took place in October 2022 in Perth, Australia and was hosted by Grain Industry Association of Western...
The Swedish journal Cerealier
The Swedish journal Cerealier (no.01/2022) has interviewed Martin Hedström, researcher and Inger Ahldén, research coordinator at ScanOats, about the newly installed pilot process line for wet milling of oat (in Swedish)…
Meet ScanOats work packages leaders
Meet ScanOats work packages leaders Sofia Marmon, Alfredo Zambrano, Johanna Wetterlind (not pictured), Cecilia Tullberg, Lieselotte Cloetens and Martin Hedström…
Havrens hela genuppsättning publicerat i tidskriften Nature
Nu har forskare på ScanOats och CropTailor i Lund kartlagt och karakteriserat havrens hela genuppsättning. Det har redan nu resulterat i havre som är mer hälsosamt och kan odlas på ett mer miljömässigt hållbart sätt. Genanalyser stärker också bevisen för att havre är...