Chinese-Kazakh hybrid wheat variety helps Kazakhstan achieve bumper harvests

1,200 kilograms. In 2016, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University in northwest China’s Yangling launched a project to introduce high-yield Chinese wheat varieties to Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan, as part of China’s plan to share agricultural technology with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. “This year, we have planted more than 200 Chinese wheat breeding materials in Kazakhstan, and two of those lines perform very well,” said Chen Liang, professor at the College of Agronomy of Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University. Initially, the Yangling wheat, known for yields as high as 7,500 kilograms per hectare in China, encountered significant adaptation challenges in Kazakhstan due to different geographical and climatic conditions between the two countries. To breed a new wheat variety that combines the high output and stress resistance of Yangling wheat with the superior quality traits of Kazakh wheat — particularly its high protein and ...