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Tanveer meets Country Rep CIMMYT to boost wheat yields, food security

Pakistan’s Minister for National Food Security and Research met with CIMMYT to strengthen collaboration on improved wheat varieties and innovative...

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Damania awarded Meyer Medal for conserving grain genetics

Ardeshir Damania’s rescue of the world’s wheat seeds, now preserved at CIMMYT, safeguards biodiversity and strengthens global food security

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Genetic analysis identifies key loci for traits and resistance in Qinghai plateau wheat F2 populations

CIMMYT germplasm combined with Qinghai Plateau wheat revealed 99 genetic loci for yield, stress tolerance, and stripe rust resistance, paving...

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Ugandan breeders take the lead in crop innovation through new grant-based model

CIMMYT worked with Uganda’s NARO to breed new maize hybrids and screen germplasm for maize lethal necrosis resistance

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