Rabisa Zia
Research Officer - Crop ImprovementResearch Interests
My research focuses on the development of sustainable and environmentally resilient crop production systems that balance farm level economic viability with the delivery of high-quality food. My role involves optimising crop production efficiencies by advancing integrated production systems and utilising both novel and existing genetic resources. This includes enhancing crop resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses, while improving crop quality and nutritional characteristics.
Current Projects
- Potato pre-breeding-developing late-blight resistant potatoes
- ResBarley – new barely lines with enhanced disease tolerance
Education
- BS(Hons) Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
- MPhil Biotechnology
- PhD Plant Sciences
