WOYM - Building A Better Wheat Plant
The Official Podcast for Kansas Wheat
Hosted by Aaron Harries
Most farmers are familiar with the checklist of things that make a wheat variety good – high yield, good protein, disease resistance, drought tolerance and many more. But the list is much longer for K-State wheat breeder Allan Fritz. On this episode, Allan visits with Aaron about some tools and targets within his breeding program that you might not have heard about. He explains (in simple language for Aaron) genetic gain, rapid-cycling, genomic modeling, high protein, high fiber, durum wheat, high water absorption, sharp root tips and much more.