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Breaking Ground: Susanne Dreisigacker knows wheat inside out
InnovationsDreisigacker works to discover and validate molecular markers, or DNA segments, for traits of interest.
Inspiring millennials to focus on food security: The power of mentorship
Capacity developmentSummer intern says her experience working with CIMMYT researchers in Turkey profoundly changed her career and her life.
CIMMYT trains early career scientists on wheat rust diagnosis and management
Capacity developmentMore than 200 scientists have increased their capacity at these annual trainings since CIMMYT started organizing them ten years ago.
Fighting hidden hunger from the ground up: the powerful link between soils and nutritious food
Environmental health and biodiversityCobs & Spikes podcast: Matthew Rouse discusses research on wheat diseases
Nutrition, health and food securityWe talk to the recipient of the World Food Prize 2018 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. Rouse is being recognized for his work on Ug99.
New publications: Germplasm bank accessions add value to elite wheat lines
Nutrition, health and food securityFor the first time ever, a research team of more than 40 scientists has genetically characterized values of exotics in hexaploid wheat.
CIMMYT collaborator wins Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
Nutrition, health and food securityMatthew Rouse, a researcher with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is being recognized for his work to contain and reduce the impact of Ug99.
Wheat blast screening and surveillance training in Bangladesh
Capacity developmentWorkshop participants learned how to use the latest in technology to identify and keep track of the deadly Wheat Blast disease.
Young women scientists who will galvanize global wheat research
Capacity developmentWinners of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award joined an on-going wheat research training course organized by CIMMYT.
Scientists seek key to boost yields, ensure future food supply
Climate adaptation and mitigationCrop genetic gains remain too low, and international scientists are making a concerted effort to determine how best to increase yields.