2008 Research Projects

Funded by Kansas wheat producers through the Kansas Wheat Commission

Annually, the Kansas Wheat Commission invests in numerous research projects that improve the productivity and profitability of Kansas wheat producers. The research and technical assistance serves as a valuable tool for enhancing the competitiveness of Kansas wheat in domestic and global markets.

A committee of wheat producer board members of the Kansas Wheat Commission and the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers reviews each proposal in depth. Recommendations for funding are then made to the KWC board of directors.

Following is a list of fiscal year 2008 research projects.

Improvement of HRW for Kansas, Agronomy, Fritz

Wheat Genetic and Genomic Resources Center and Its Contributions to the Kansas Wheat Industry, Plant Pathology, Gill

KS Wheat Quality Lab: Quality Eval KAES Wheat Breeding Programs & Protein/Hardness Screening of Early Progeny Wheat, Grain Science, McKinney

Kansas Dual Purpose Pest Resistant White Wheats, Hays Research Center, Martin

Improvement of HW Winter Wheat for Kansas, Agronomy, Fritz

Wheat Improvement through genetic eng., Plant Pathology, Trick

Investigation of Wheat Cellulosic Material as Feedstock for Bioengergy, Grain Science, Alavi

Disease Phenotyping: Determining the Reaction of Wheat Lines to Important Diseases, Plant Pathology, Bockus

Growth Chambers for Hays, Hays Research Center, Seifers

Enhancing Commercialization Opportunities for Kansas Wheat, Ag Econ, Amanor-Boadu

Developing Resources for Identification of Virus-Resistant Wheat Germplasm, Plant Pathology, Whitfield

Developing Multiple Pest Resistant Wheat Germplasm, Agronomy, Fritz

Sprout resistance in HW, Agronomy, Prasad

Improving Kansas Wheat Profitability through Variety Portfolios, Ag Econ, Barkley

Wheat production in Kansas: Extension & Applied ResearchAgronomy, Shroyer