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Kansas Wheat Innovation Center Greenhouse RFQ
March 4, 2015
KANSAS WHEAT INNOVATION CENTER GREENHOUSE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS/PROPOSALS FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT KANSAS WHEAT COMMISSION 1990 KIMBALL AVENUE MANHATTAN, KANSAS 66502
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Kansas State University's Everest and Danby are top Kansas planted wheats
February 26, 2015
Kansas Wheat Alliance varieties continue to be the leading hard red winter and hard white wheat varieties planted in the state of Kansas. Both developed by Kansas State University, the top hard red…
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Remotely capturing wheat’s potential
January 13, 2015
It's invisible to the human eye, but measured in microseconds, and helping shape the future of Kansas wheat varieties. Sounds like science fiction, but research funded by the Kansas Wheat Alliance is…
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From the DNA to the field, model arms breeders with evaluation tool
December 3, 2014
What if there was a Netflix for wheat breeders? But, instead of suggesting movies, the algorithm “suggested” the best potential wheat varieties – generations before being planted in a test plot?
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Shutting It Down
November 25, 2014
Kansas Researchers Protect Wheat by Preventing Virus Replication Viruses result in yield loss. For example, yield loss due to wheat streak mosaic virus equaled more than 4.25 million bushels in…
Farmer led committee seeks innovative research proposals
November 6, 2014
Click here for an audio version. Applications for research projects that can enhance Kansas wheat producers' profitability are currently being accepted by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Wheat…
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Not Gluten Free, But Celiac Safe
October 8, 2014
Biochemist Lays Groundwork for Creating a Celiac-Safe Wheat Kansas wheat farmers are the only group supporting research into the identifying the exact DNA that causes a celiac reaction as well as…
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K-State releases new wheat variety
July 30, 2014
From phonographs to iPods and horse-drawn carriages to four-wheel drives, much has changed dramatically over the last century, the wheat industry included. Kansas State University released its first…