Ravi Singh is a Distinguished Scientist and Head of Global Wheat Improvement.
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International team found a way to breed better wheat varieties with high yields and resistance to diseases and the adverse effects of climate change.
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Scientists identified significant new chromosomal regions for wheat yield and disease resistance, which will speed up global breeding efforts.
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Wheat gene map to help ‘feed the world’
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CIMMYT scientist Ravi Singh receives honor for wheat genetics, breeding
Scientist Ravi Singh is named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for distinguished contributions to the field of agricultural research and development.
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CIMMYT scientist wins award from Crop Science Society of America
Ravi P. Singh presented with the 2012 Crop Science Research Award.