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13-Year Analysis Sheds New Light On Wheat Crop Disease Patterns In Ethiopia
Rare long-term study reveals continuing threat of fungal diseases for the country's wheat farmers.
10 Lessons from WHEAT in 2020
Check out 10 major WHEAT take-aways from 2020. Happy Holidays!
Constantly vigilant: Q&A with rust disease scientist Sridhar Bhavani
We caught up with CIMMYT Scientist Sridhar Bhavani, who has been fighting the spread of deadly wheat rusts for over 15 years.
Genome-wide association mapping finds narrow but high level of wheat blast resistance in CIMMYT’s international nurseries
A new publication in Nature Scientific Reports showcases a genome-wide association study looking for genomic regions associated with resistance to wheat blast
BGRI launches virtual global wheat conference Oct. 7-9
Registration for the BGRI Technical Workshop is now open.
Celebrating women leadership in fight to end hunger
The May 21 event honored this year’s Women in Triticum (WIT) awardees, and included a keynote address by Barbara Stinson and a panel discussion with former WIT winners.
Wheat expert calls for global unity to avert future hunger crises
A patchwork of legal restrictions threatens humanity’s ability to feed a growing global population.
Francisco Barro, developer of gluten-free wheat, to deliver keynote address at BGRI Technical Workshop
Barro led a team that in 2017 applied gene editing to significantly reduce reaction-causing gluten proteins in wheat.
Breakthrough in the battle against Ug99
A significant breakthrough in combating wheat stem rust disease was recently achieved through the collaboration of an international team.
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Carretera Mexico-Veracruz, Km. 45, El Batan, Texcoco, Edo de México, Mexico
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
Dalia Building 2nd Floor, Bashir El Kassar Street, Verdun, Beirut, Lebanon