Cornell University

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Publications

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Results of an 8-year study show that weed density and diversity are greatly reduced when zero-tillage, drip-irrigation, and new crops are introduced to rice-wheat systems.

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

A new initiative will monitor groundwater and will provide a framework for sustainable irrigation practices.

Blogs

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

CIMMYT’s decision to focus on APR genes versus race-specific genes (R-genes) protects the livelihoods of millions of smallholder wheat farmers throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

News

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Massive study of breeding lines across environments pinpoints genomic regions associated with yield potential and stress-resilience in bread wheat.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Pakistan’s goal to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat production just became more attainable with the release of five new wheat varieties.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Interactive map illustrates impacts of BGRI’s 15 years of collaboration for disease- and climate-resilient wheat.

Features

tag icon Capacity development

The head of the Maize Germplasm Bank, who retired in September, modernized the bank’s data curation and promoted outreach to maize landrace farming communities in the Americas.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

New research shows that a portfolio of crop management practices can boost productivity while minimizing harm to the environment.

News

tag icon Innovations

Scientists in the Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat for Improved Livelihoods (AGG) project share history and latest results at annual wheat research gathering.

Features

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Unprecedented adoption of agricultural technologies wards off negative impacts of COVID-19 in northwestern India.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

An expansive new review seeks out the key drivers of climate-resilient crop adoption to mobilize decades of scientific and development research towards the eradication of hunger by 2030.

News

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

The award honors four individuals who have been integral to the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative.

News

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Genomic-wide association study evaluated samples from Bolivia and Bangladesh for blast-resistant genes.

Publications

tag icon Innovations

A new quantitative genetics study makes a strong case for the yield testing strategies CIMMYT uses in its wheat breeding program.