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

Known as “the father of the green revolution,” Borlaug developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico in ...

Today, semi-dwarf wheat accounts for 99 percent of wheat acreage globally. ... Dutch and British scientists are using this technique to develop wheat varieties with reduced gluten content, ...

The varieties of wheat that he developed there became a model for what could be done in other staple crops around the world. In the case of Mexico, he increased productivity dramatically.

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 ...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has released a new wheat variety that is especially well adapted to rainfed production systems. ... Freeman is a semi-dwarf wheat that averages 33 inches tall.

A new wheat variety released by Oklahoma State University will help eastern and northern Oklahoma farmers combat the small grain fungal disease fusarium head blight, also known as head scab. “It ...

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. There are many ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- A series of Fall Update Meetings featured the release of 2008 wheat variety trial data, as well as Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers' push for a vote to increase in the ...

When growing wheat for forage one of the easiest ways to get more tonnage is to plant early. COLUMN: Choose best wheat variety for your farm operation | Ag / Energy | enidnews.com Skip to main content ...