Author: mdahm

A decade of world-leading maize and wheat research

Written on December 1, 2021.

Legacy websites and photo exhibition mark the closing of the CGIAR Research Programs on Maize and Wheat, and their impact on sustainable agricultural development.

How bread wheat got its gluten: Tracing the impact of a long-lost relative on modern bread wheat

Written on November 1, 2021.

Genetic detective work has uncovered an obscure ancestor of modern bread wheat, in a finding similar to uncovering a famous long-lost relative through DNA analysis in humans.

CIMMYT, AGG wheat experts share latest discoveries at BGRI Technical Workshop

Written on October 22, 2021.

CIMMYT scientists recently joined peers in the international wheat research community at the 2021 BGRI Technical Workshop

CIMMYT Joins the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium

Written on October 21, 2021.

The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) is pleased to announce that CIMMYT has joined the organization as a sponsoring partner.

Scientists bridge theory and practice to boost climate resilience in wheat

Written on October 18, 2021.

Scientists bridge theory and practice to boost climate resilience in wheat

Ravi Singh Earns Lifetime Achievement Award From Borlaug Global Rust Initiative

Written on October 11, 2021.

WHEAT scientist awarded prestigious honor at the 2021 BGRI Technical Workshop

Anthropocene Mag: A wild grass gene endows wheat with the power to intercept fertilizer pollution

Written on October 4, 2021.

A story on WHEAT Research was recently published in Anthropocene Magazine. Applied to different cultivars, a discovery has the potential to not only slash nitrate pollution, but...

The science behind the perfect bread and pasta flour

Written on September 27, 2021.

Every year, thousands of wheat lines are analyzed in detail in the CIMMYT Wheat Quality laboratory to determine the nutritional, processing and end-use quality of the grain.

Multi-trait genomic-enabled prediction enhances accuracy in multi-year wheat breeding trials

Written on September 23, 2021.

Researchers found that prediction performance was highest using a multi-trait model.

CIMMYT scientists join 60th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Meet

Written on September 20, 2021.

Meeting highlights new varieties, production growth and strengthened collaboration through Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat (AGG) project.