Wheat quality

Capacity development

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Innovations
Features

The release of 31 wheat varieties brings Pakistan closer to self-suffiency in wheat production.

Nutrition, health and food security
Publications

Genetic gain for yield in CIMMYT varieties distributed in Afghanistan shows an increase over a 14-year period.

Capacity development
Videos

CIMMYT’s experimental station in Obregón is a mecca for wheat research and breeding, where scientists have access to state-of-the-art field facilities and an ideal location.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: China Minutes (7 Sep 2022)

China is the largest global producer and consumer of wheat. The country’s breeders are developing high quality, high yield varieties, with resistance to the droughts and crop blights that have increased in frequency and spread due to climate change.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

CIMMYT supports practical solutions to the ongoing global wheat crisis by understanding consumer acceptance of foods baked from blended wheat flour.

Capacity development
Publications

New textbook covers all aspects of wheat improvement, as well as rapidly evolving technologies and their potential to accelerate genetic gains and adaptation.

Innovations
News

Researchers found that prediction performance was highest using a multi-trait model.

Nutrition, health and food security
Videos

Every year, thousands of wheat lines are analyzed in detail in the CIMMYT Wheat Quality laboratory to determine the nutritional, processing and end-use quality of the grain.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

Martin Kropff sits down with scientists involved in maize breeding, wheat quality and crop data to discuss their successes and passion behind the work that they do to help CIMMYT and CGIAR reach the Sustainable Development Goals.

Nutrition, health and food security
Videos

CIMMYT maize and wheat quality experts explain the importance of whole grains for healthy diets.

Innovations
Features

CIMMYT scientist helps breeders meet complex and stringent market demands for high-quality wheat.