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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture US, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Education,

K-State scientists earn award for pioneering work with wheat genes

K-State scientists have been instrumental in building durable resistance to Ug99, a highly-virulent strain of stem rust in wheat.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population,

Genome Editing of Wheat Alters Spike and Grain Characteristrics

Researchers from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences used CRISPR-SpCas9 to edit wheat TaAQ and TaDq, transcription factors that are vital in the evolution of the spike characteristics from wild and domesticated emmer to modern wheat cultivars. The findings are released in the Journal of Genetics and Genomics.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Markets/Pricing, Economics, Ag South America,

Argentina promotes initiative to produce 200 million tons of grains per year before 2030

The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture launched the “Initiative 200 million tons of cereals, oilseeds and legumes”, which aims to boost the production of these grains over the next decad…

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Cotton, Vegetables, Water, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Middle East,

Helping grains thrive in increasingly salty soil

Piloted in Israel and India, SaliCrop’s chemical process changes seed DNA to respond well in high salinity, without genetic engineering.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Ag Africa, Weather,

Wheat blast has made the intercontinental jump to Africa

For the first time, wheat blast, a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease, has been reported on the African continent, according to a new article published by scientists from the Zambian Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the US Department of Agriculture – Foreign Disease Weed Science Research Unit (USDA-ARS)

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Economics, USDA, World Population,

Grain markets spurred by latest crop estimates out of the USA

Latest USDA report indicates tight supplies of key grains, which has pushed prices up.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Wheat, GMO's, Genes /Genetics,

Argentina to become first country to commercially approve GMO wheat

BUENOS AIRES — Argentina will approve the commercialization of HB4 drought-resistant GMO wheat by biotechnology firm Bioceres SA, according to a government…

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Rice, Economics, Ag India, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

Agri-reforms: LEAD farmers, don’t mislead them

State governments must use the agri-reforms to create a roadmap for agricultural transformation that takes them beyond the short term Rice-Wheat-led gains

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