Mark your calendars for the Virtual BGRI 2021 Technical Workshop: October 6-8
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We will be hosting a three-day virtual workshop October 6-8, 2021!
Abstract submissions are now open.
Stay tuned for more announcements coming soon regarding the program.
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Drs. Jianping Zhang, Ian Dundas, Evans Lagudah, Peng Zhang |
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Combining Resistance Genes To Improve Wheat Yields
Drs. Jianping Zhang, Ian Dundas, Robert McIntosh, Evans Lagudah, and Peng Zhang tell the story of resistance genes derived from wild wheat grass and their success at cloning them, providing durable resistance to wheat pathogens.
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2022 WIT awards applications are now open!
Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum Awards.
The deadline is October 31, 2021.
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Adult plant resistance (APR): the strategy to beat persistent pathogens
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News: Accelerating Genetic Gain in Wheat |
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CIMMYT's decision to focus on APR genes versus race-specific genes (R-genes) protects the livelihoods of millions of smallholder wheat farmers throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. |
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Evans Lagudah receives the Order of Australia for outstanding service or exceptional achievements
News: Australian Academy of Science
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Professor Evans Lagudah AO FAA is recognised for distinguished service to agriculture and food science as a researcher in the area of wheat genetics. |
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World Food Prize: Borlaug Dialogue
October 20-22
News: The World Food Prize
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The 2021 International Borlaug Dialogue (October 20-22) will be offered in a hybrid format. Through a series of live and virtual components, registrants will hear from leaders and champions, dive into interdisciplinary subjects and interact with new and familiar partners and colleagues. |
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CIMMYT: Advanced Wheat Improvement Course
This course targets mid-career scientists working in NARS organizations, but graduate students and qualified self-sponsored visitors are also welcome to apply.
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Surveillance and monitoring of some major diseases of wheat in Bangladesh with special emphasis on wheat blast- a new disease in Bangladesh
Kishowar -E- Mustarin, Krishna Kanta Roy, Md. Muzahid -E- Rahman, Md. Mostofa Ali Reza & Md. Israil Hossain
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Genome-wide association study for adult plant resistance to yellow rust in spring bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) |
Samira El Hanafi, Anna Backhaus, Najib Bendaou, Miguel Sanchez-Garcia, Ayed Al-Abdallat & Wuletaw Tadesse
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The wheat Sr22, Sr33, Sr35 and Sr45 genes confer resistance against stem rust in barley
M. Asyraf Md Hatta, Sanu Arora, Sreya Ghosh, Oadi Matny, Mark A. Smedley, Guotai Yu, Soma Chakraborty, Dhara Bhatt, Xiaodi Xia, Burkhard Steuernagel, Terese Richardson, Rohit Mago, Evans S. Lagudah, Nicola J. Patron, Michael Ayliffe, Matthew N. Rouse, Wendy A. Harwood, Sambasivam Periyannan, Brian J. Steffenson, Brande B.H. Wulff
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Be a part of the BGRI community |
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