Improving Wheat is at the Core of Kansas State University Program

Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 14:00 in Earth & Climate

Thanks to wheat breeding programs like the one at Kansas State University, producers have ever-improving options of wheat varieties to plant. Whether it's improved resistance or increased yields, wheat breeders are creating varieties that meet producers' changing needs. Wheat breeding is partially responsible for yields more than doubling since the first Kansas wheat crop was planted in Johnson County in 1839. Kansas State University has released 42 wheat varieties, each a step forward in some capacity over previous varieties. The newest variety, '1863' honors the founding of the university.

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