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Committed to sharing knowledge, training the next generation of scientists & engaging with farmers for a prosperous & wheat-secure world. Based @CornellCALS
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At the 2025 #BGRI Technical Workshop, researchers from across the globe shared how they’re tracking disease outbreaks, warning farmers, and protecting the future of wheat. Here’s what they said. 🧵⬇️
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RT @bramaccimmyt: From Aug 31 to Sep 5, 2025, @CIMMYT will be in Dakar, Senegal for the #AFSForum2025. Join us as we showcase the power of….
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RT @gurcharn_brar: Elite breeding material vs. Landraces in the same field. Plant breeding has tremendously improved our crops & ensured f….
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Wheat’s Defenses Breached: New Strain of Yellow Rust Overcomes Key Resistance Gene Across Europe
bgri.cornell.edu
Scientists warn of rising threat to wheat yields as once-reliable protection in wheat begins to fail.
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RT @globalrust: At the 2025 #BGRI Technical Workshop, researchers from across the globe shared how they’re tracking disease outbreaks, war….
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RT @gurcharn_brar: It’s that exciting time of the year! Started head picking. From ~350,000 F2 plants, I’ll select ~15,000 heads which will….
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RT @bramaccimmyt: #CIMMYT held a field day at its #DrRaj Experimental Station in Toluca. A small farm from which researchers are accelerati….
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Congratulations to Dr. @Val_Klymiuk Klymiuk, the new @usask Wheat Research Chair!. A 2019 Jeanie Borlaug Laube WIT Early Career Award recipient, she exemplifies how investing in young scientists drives global wheat security. 🔗
news.usask.ca
SASKATOON – Dr. Valentyna Klymiuk (PhD) has been appointed as the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) Applied Genomics and Pre-breeding Chair at the University of Saskatchewan...
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RT @WheatVelu: New publications showcasing use of genomic selection in @CIMMYT wheat breeding .
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RT @GrainsWest: “Plant breeders have a very tangible impact on the lives of growers,” said Gurcharn Brar, head of the University of Alberta….
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RT @bramaccimmyt: The loss of funding from long-standing public partners is weakening @CIMMYT’s ability to drive innovation in agricultural….
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RT @Val_Klymiuk: I am thrilled to move into a group leader role at the best place in the world @CDC_USask. Deeply grateful to Canadian farm….
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RT @ScientiaKaur: 🌾 Lethbridge #striperust nursery in full swing!.Each leaf tells a different story . 📸.@wheat_research @globalrust @wester….
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RT @gurcharn_brar: Big thanks to my good friend & a great colleague @ugill10 for helping screen many of our breeding lines in his stem & le….
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RT @bramaccimmyt: This system needs to be sustained for the benefit of all wheat growing countries! We call upon decision makers for suppor….
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Yr15 was one of the most trusted resistance genes in wheat. Not anymore. Charlotte Nellist (@niabgroup) reports on its breakdown and what it means for the UK seed market.
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Can you detect wheat stem rust… from space?. Gerald Blasch (@CIMMYT) tested high-res satellite imagery in Ethiopia. The results could shape global plant pathogen surveillance.
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Suraj Baidya (NARC) details how wheat disease surveillance in Nepal has caught high-risk rust races like TTKTT early, helping the region prepare before outbreaks hit.
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Wheat blast has officially reached Uruguay. Paula Silva (@PaulaSilva_Uy) (INIA) breaks down how the pathogen got there, what it means for the region, and why the genetics matter.
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Stripe rust race PstS16 is breaking resistance in Kenya. Naeela Qureshi (CIMMYT) tracks its spread and shows how GWAS is helping map resistance genes in elite wheat lines.
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