Leonardo Crespo Herrera is a bread wheat improvement scientist with CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program, based in Mexico.

Leonardo Crespo Herrera is a bread wheat improvement scientist with CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program, based in Mexico.
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MÉXICO
Researchers use genome-wide association mapping approach to identify new regions with resistance to the disease.
Over millennia, natural selection and humans have systematically adapted the plant species that provide food and other vital products, changing their physical and genetic makeup for enhanced productivity, nutrition and resilience. Plant breeders apply science to continue improving crop varieties, making them more productive and better adapted to climate extremes, insects, drought and diseases.
Review proposes ways to accelerate climate resilience of staple crops, by integrating proven breeding methods with cutting-edge technologies.
Researchers found that prediction performance was highest using a multi-trait model.
New research establishes three new definitions for targeting wheat varieties in India and validates effectiveness of testing in Obregon, Mexico.