"We also found that genetic diversity within the often-criticised modern wheat gene pool is rich enough to generate a further 23 per cent increase in yields." Dr Voss-Fels said the findings might ...

To support its variety development program, USask's Crop Development Center (CDC) has been diving back into the gene pool of wheat and screening its wild relatives for useful traits that can be ...

By looking at five decades of wheat breeding in Europe, a team led Kai Voss-Fels found that modern wheat outperformed older strains in side-by-side field trials under optimum and poor conditions.

"We also found that genetic diversity within the often-criticised modern wheat gene pool is rich enough to generate a further 23 per cent increase in yields." Dr Voss-Fels said the findings might ...

The gene, called Yr36, was found in wild wheat and is more effective at higher temperatures than Lr34. It could be particularly useful for Australian farmers when bred into common wheat, says ...

“It is thus possible that some advantageous genes might no longer be present in the bread wheat gene pool,” he said. In the study, Krattinger’s team has determined and characterized the genetic ...

Thomas Wicker and colleagues report the whole-genome sequencing of four wheat powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis forma specialis tritici) isolates from different geographic regions. Their ...

Two gene pairs from wild emmer wheat, governing resistance to powdery mildew (MlIW170/Pm26: TdCNL1 and TdCNL5) and stripe rust (YrTD121: TdNLR1 and TdNLR2), were identified as essential for ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, Davis, has pieced together a clearer picture of how wheat has been able to adapt to such a wide range of climates and become one of the world's ...