A climate-smart remodeling of South Asia’s rice-wheat cropping is urgent
04 June 2022, South Asia: A climate change hotspot region that features both small-scale and intensive farming, South Asia epitomizes
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Two approaches better than one: identifying spot blotch resistance in wheat varieties
31 May 2022, South Asia: Spot blotch, a major biotic stress challenging bread wheat production is caused by the fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana.
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Diagram links physiological traits of wheat for yield potential
26 May 2022, US: Researchers build on existing source-and-sink model to map complex interaction of traits that determine wheat yield throughout its
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CIMMYT scientists identify novel genomic regions associated with spot blotch resistance
24 May 2022, Mexico: Spot blotch, caused by the fungus Biopolaris sorokiniana poses a serious threat to bread wheat production in warm and humid
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Wheat versus heat
23 May 2022, South Asia: Across South Asia, including major wheat-producing regions of India and Pakistan, temperature extremes are threatening wheat production.
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New CGIAR Initiative to catalyze resilient agrifood systems in eastern and southern Africa
10 May 2022, Africa: Partners of CGIAR’s new regional integrated Initiative in eastern and southern Africa held a kick-off meeting in
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International researchers pay tribute to World Food Prize Laureate and former wheat scientist Sanjaya Rajaram
04 May 2022, Mexico: Collaboration between food security institutions and research organizations has contributed to improvements in global grain production
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Experts analyze the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on global food and energy systems
25 April 2022, EU: A panel of experts convened by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on April 13, 2022,
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CIMMYT scientist recognized at the Day of the Farmer in Sonora
20 April 2022, Mexico: On the 67th Edition of the Day of the Farmer in Mexico’s Yaqui Valley, Jesús Larraguibele Artola, president
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The worst global food security crisis in 50 years could be already here
14 April 2022, Nigeria: As agricultural researchers around the world explore ways to avert what is quickly becoming the worst
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