Six decades ago, the legendary agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug ushered in India’s Green Revolution through his ...

By the early 1990s, about 20 percent of total U.S. wheat acreage was sown with varieties with CIMMYT ancestry. Today, semi-dwarf wheat accounts for 99 percent of wheat acreage globally.

Fritz said Borlaug’s wheat breeding really hit the High Plains in the mid-1970s, when varieties started transitioning from standard height cultivars to semi-dwarf varieties.

A new wheat variety from Oklahoma State University. Scab Stryker, can help farmers to fight head scab in northern and eastern regions.

Reduced height, or semi-dwarf, wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe following an exciting scientific discovery. Researchers at the John ...

Sowing wheat for pasture is just around the corner. Hopefully farmers are making variety selections promptly and basing their selections on traits best suited for their operations.

Reduced height, or semi-dwarf, wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe following an exciting scientific discovery.

The first step usually is choosing a variety or varieties best suited for the farming operation. The No. 1 seeded wheat variety in Oklahoma the past two years was Doublestop CL+.

Other benefits of the dwarf gene may include stiffer stems that withstand stormy weather. Reduced-height genes date to the 1960s. The genes have increased global wheat yields because the short ...

The first step when planning for a wheat crop is observation of last year’s crop. Observing different fields, attending wheat field days and researching wheat varieties will provide you with ...

“The release of the dwarf varieties of wheat and rice and hybrids of jowar, maize and bajra, has during the last few years changed the entire situation” ...

Five expert agronomists across the UK have recommended low-risk, consistent performers, alongside eye-catching newcomers, when choosing winter wheat varieties for harvest 2024. Fertiliser prices ...