October 7, 2020
U.S. wheat researchers win Borlaug gene stewardship award
A research team from the United States earned the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) 2020…
September 22, 2020
BGRI opens award nominations honoring wheat scientists
Applications are now being accepted for the prestigious Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT)…
August 25, 2020
BGRI launches virtual global wheat conference
As the world grapples with a disastrous human health crisis, scientists will gather virtually October…
July 1, 2020
Harnessing the potential of state-of-the-art genomic technologies for accelerating the rate of genetic gain in wheat
Genomic breeding technologies offer exciting opportunities for wheat improvement amidst escalating challenges like changing climates,…
June 30, 2020
BGRI-led coalition protects world’s wheat crop
When a novel strain of a wheat pathogen first emerged in East Africa in 1998,…
June 17, 2020
Hunger fighters “Take It to the Farmer” in June 25 virtual event from the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative
Wheat researchers and farmers have made significant progress over the past 12 years delivering on…
May 27, 2020
Stripe rust hits wheat crop in Nepal
Nepalese and CIMMYT wheat scientists, working at the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and the…
May 21, 2020
Women scientists point way towards bright future
Wheat is grown and consumed all over the globe and is perhaps humanity’s most essential…
