Wild grasses and man-made wheats advance research capabilities
...er, is looking at wild grass species and synthetic wheats for possible solutions. "We're looking for new un...e wild species, he said. Most synthetic hexaploid wheats are crosses between Durum (pasta-type) wheat, which has two genomes or sets of chromosomes, and Aegi...Elusive rust resistance genes located
..." The marker has proven effective in a range of wheats from different backgrounds including from Australia, India, China, North America and the major wheat research centre, CIMMYT. Breeders in Australia and across the world are now using the marker so that the durable rust resistance offered by Lr34 ...... than bread wheat. "We screened a hundred durum wheats from the Australian Winter Cereals Collection at T...cially available in three years. Even better durum wheats are in development and the program has been expanded to include bread wheat. "Bread wheat is quit...