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
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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…
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High Tech: High Efficiency
June 5, 2014
For some, the last three years have progressed slowly. But for researchers working on groundbreaking technology, the progress made in the last three years has made time pass in the blink of an eye.…
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WGRC and Kansas Wheat partnership prospers
April 24, 2014
The Kansas Wheat Innovation Center continues to expand as Wheat Genetics Resource Center scientists get settled into their new lab space at the center. A little over a year after the center was built…
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Life of wheat researcher Norman Borlaug celebrated
April 2, 2014
Norman Borlaug’s final words were “take it to the farmer.” His final command reflected his firm belief that farmers could provide abundant food when given the proper tools.
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Wheat Quality Lab provides breeders with critical information
February 19, 2014
Kansas State University researchers met with representatives from the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Wheat Alliance, and Kansas Crop Improvement Association, on…
