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This open-access textbook provides a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for students and practitioners wishing to access the key disciplines and principles of wheat breeding. Edited by Matthew Paul Reynolds, Senior Scientist and head of Wheat Physiology at CIMMYT, and Hans-Joachim Braun, former Directo
It is projected that by the year 2050, the global food supply will need to increase by 50-80% to keep up with the growing population. Researchers all...
A panel of experts will analyze the increase of agricultural commodity prices and fertilizer prices, in the context of the crisis in Ukraine, and compared to earlier price spikes in 2007/08 and 2010/11.
E-Mail IMAGE: Covering used to increase night-time temperatures and study wheat's tolerance mechanisms; key to overcoming climate change challenges to wheat production. view more Credit: Photo: Kevin Pixley/CIMMYT, CIMMYT Centro Experimental Norman E. Borlaug, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico. April 29, 2021. The John Innes Centre (JIC, UK) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) -- two world class wheat research institutes -- have announced a strategic collaboration for joint research, knowledge sharing, and communications to further the global effort to develop t...
Byrd C. Curtis, director of CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program from 1982 to 1988. (Photo: CIMMYT) The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) sadly notes the passing of Byrd C. Curtis, former Director of the Global Wheat Program, on January 7. He was 95 years old and lived in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, with his wife Eloise Curtis. From his studies at Oklahoma State University to retiring after a fruitful international career with Colorado State University, Cargill Inc. and CIMMYT, he never got weary of sharing his passion for breeding better, tastier and sturdier wheat to imp...