Research
Improving wheat producer productivity and profitability through wheat research is at the heart of the mission of the Kansas Wheat Commission.
Each year, Kansas Wheat provides nearly $2 million in funding for research projects, such as wheat breeding, wheat quality, disease screening, insect research, phenotyping, genotyping and many others.
Recent news
Factors to consider when planting wheat
September 20, 2019
The basics of picking your planting times and how to ensure the best start for your wheat crop revolve around soil temperature, moisture, timing, depth and seeding rates.
K-State releases three new wheat varieties
September 5, 2019
Kansas State University recently released three new wheat varieties, which are available to Certified seed growers this fall and will be available to farmers in fall 2020.
Wheat specialist says it's time to manage wheat
August 15, 2019
Management practices now have an even greater influence on yield than variety selection does.
Researchers strive to develop stripe rust resistant wheat
June 7, 2019
By Peyton Powell, Communications Intern As most farmers and many non-farmers know, stripe rust is nobody’s friend. Seeing this dangerous disease on your crop can be devastating to a farmer’s yield....
K-State researchers find new clues for improving wheat
May 1, 2019
Wild wheat relatives, dating 10,000 years, have helped to improve today’s varieties
Study: Adding sulfur may boost wheat yields, quality
April 25, 2019
K-State scientists studying use of key nutrients in Kansas wheat fields MANHATTAN, Kan. — In the past decade, scientists have been reporting that America’s move from burning coal to natural gas and...
K-State Wheat Breeding Program provides benefits to farmers
October 12, 2018
The Wheat Breeding program at Kansas State University is about more than just developing new wheat varieties for Kansas. While the release of superior varieties is an end goal of the program,...
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Kansas Wheat Commission to fund gene editing research at K-State
September 5, 2018
A map of the wheat genome with the emergence of gene editing means that we could be entering the golden age for wheat research.
Vote of Confidence: USAID extends partnership with Kansas State University
August 23, 2018
University receives $21.9 million for efforts to help end hunger, poverty MANHATTAN, Kan. – Officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Thursday that they have...
The wheat code is finally cracked
August 16, 2018
KSU scientists published in the international journal Science a detailed description of the complete genome of bread wheat, the world’s most widely-cultivated crop.
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