CIMMYT scientists join 60th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Meet

Published 2021년 9월 13일

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The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has partnered with the Indian Centre for Agricultural Research (ICAR) to develop new wheat varieties with superior yield and disease resistance. Nine such varieties have been released, with more showing wide adaptation and high yield stability. These collaborations are supported by projects like Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat (AGG), aiming to increase genetic gain for yield and grain zinc levels in new varieties. The popularity of these collaborations is reflected in the record-breaking demand for three new varieties in Breeders Seed Indent.

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By Madeline Dahm The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center’s (CIMMYT) legacy of work with the Indian Centre for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has once again produced more successful collaborations this year. This solid partnership resulted in the release of new varieties poised to bring new, superior yielding, disease-resistant, high-quality wheat varieties suitable for different production environments to Indian farms. The National Variety Release Committee announced the release of nine new varieties at the 60th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Virtual Meet on August 23–24, 2021, hosted by the Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) of ICAR. Of the nine new varieties identified, five were selected by national partners from CIMMYT international trials and nurseries. At the event, ICAR-IIWBR director Gyanendra Pratap (GP) Singh highlighted the impressive growth trajectory of India’s wheat production, estimated at 109.52 million tons of wheat ...

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