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Wild genetics, domestic improvements

08.06.18

In the months leading up to harvest, many producers, seed dealers and researchers within the wheat industry add one or two plot tours to their busy schedules. There are typically more than 100 plot tours open to the public across the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Colorado. Although plot… Read More

Plan now to avert wheat stem rust threat

08.01.18

Plan now to avert wheat stem rust threat If you’ve attended a K-State Research and Extension wheat plot tour in the last few years, you might remember the K-State Specialist mentioning the dangers of stem rust and the increasing use of susceptible varieties. Although the disease has been well controlled… Read More

Quality grain begins with quality seed

07.16.18

Blue Certified Seed Label Boosts Confidence In Seed Selections MANHATTAN, Kan. – As harvest finishes up and producers put their combines away, local coffee shop talk turns to yields and variety performance. With decision-making for the next crop underway, farmers can get an idea about which varieties to plant from word-of-mouth and… Read More

What does it take to make a White Wheat Champion?

06.29.16

Joe, the newest hard white winter wheat variety from Kansas Wheat Alliance, was named after T. Joe Martin, retired wheat breeder at K-State’s Agricultural Research Center in Hays, Kansas. Joe Martin began his wheat breeding career in 1974, after graduating from Michigan State, when he started in the plant disease program at… Read More

Remotely capturing wheat’s potential

12.01.15

It’s invisible to the human eye, but measured in microseconds, and helping shape the future of Kansas wheat varieties. Sounds like science fiction, but research funded by the Kansas Wheat Alliance is using near-infrared light measurements to dramatically speed up the process of selecting higher yielding, more heat and drought… Read More

Researchers go wild for Ancient Genetic Gain

12.01.15

Kansas State University researchers are on the hunt for wild and novel genes from wheat’s ancestors, funded by the Kansas Wheat Alliance. Introducing the genes they find back into modern day wheat varieties will help Kansas farmers compensate for environmental factors and produce higher yielding and even higher quality crops,… Read More

Advanced Breeding Technologies

12.01.15

Mixing experience and technology results in better wheat varieties for Kansas farmers Kansas State University wheat breeder Allan Fritz has a lifetime of intuition and experience in developing new wheat varieties. But, thanks to research funded by Kansas wheat farmers through the Kansas Wheat Commission and Kansas Wheat… Read More

From DNA to the field, model arms breeders with evaluation tool

08.14.14

Genomic Selection What if there was a Netflix for wheat breeders? But, instead of suggesting movies, the algorithm “suggested” the best potential wheat varieties – generations before being planted in a test plot? With Kansas Wheat Alliance funding, Dr. Jesse Poland and his team have created just that – a… Read More

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