Wheat

Features

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Global Wheat Program director Hans Braun retires, leaving behind a legacy of strong leadership and wheat for millions.

Blogs

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First meetings of the AGG Science and Technical Steering Committees generate insights and recommendations for optimizing breeding schemes.

Features

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Celebrating whole grains as an integral part of healthy, sustainable — and delicious — diets.

Videos

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CIMMYT maize and wheat quality experts explain the importance of whole grains for healthy diets.

Research Officer II Breeder/Agronomist
In the media

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Source: SciDev.Net (3 Nov 2020)

Wheat blast is a serious threat to wheat production and can lead to yield losses of up to 100 percent.

Videos

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Improving global coordination of crop modeling efforts.

Lead - Winter Wheat Breeding
Features

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New hub will ensure that cutting-edge discoveries are rapidly available to the global wheat breeding community.

Features

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We need to make sure our food systems grow a variety of food to nourish a growing population and sustain the planet.

News

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Alison Bentley introduces herself and CIMMYT’s innovative wheat research at the BGRI Technical Workshop.

News

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The award honors four individuals who have been integral to the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative.

In the media

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Source: Rural 21 (9 Oct 2020)

Wheat blast poses a serious threat to rain-fed wheat production in Zambia and raises the alarm for surrounding regions and countries on the African continent with similar environmental conditions.

News

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Genomic-wide association study evaluated samples from Bolivia and Bangladesh for blast-resistant genes.

Features

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CIMMYT puts forward integrated systems, healthy diets and One CGIAR agronomic innovation at first-ever virtual edition of the African Green Revolution Forum.