Plenty of winter wheat varieties were added to the AHDB Recommended List at the end of last year,  but their yellow rust ...

Unusual gene duo in wild wheat offers new hope against crop diseases by Erin Matthews, University of Saskatchewan edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Wild wheat relatives, which have endured environmental stresses for millions of years, possess genetic traits that modern varieties lack--traits that, when integrated into conventional varieties ...

There’s also a chance that GMOs could begin cross-breeding with and outcompeting non-GMOs for access to resources, and that could lead to less diversity in the species’ gene pool.

Therefore, information on the gene pool’s genetic diversity and population structure is essential for the conservation and sustainable use of durum wheat genetic resources. Hence, the aim of this ...

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.

The Bread Wheat Gene Pool The gene pool concept proposed by Harlan and de Wet (1971) rests on a classification of the ease/difficulty of generating viable sexual hybrids, which is the sine qua non of ...

"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." ...

Domestication and breeding has narrowed the gene pool of modern wheat, leaving it susceptible to environmental stress. Durum wheat, used for making such food products as pasta and couscous, is ...