Improving wheat varieties in Kazakhstan

Monday, September 7, 2015 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

Wheat farmers in Kazakhstan lose anywhere from from 10 percent to as much as 50 percent of their wheat crop due to tan spot and Septoria leaf blotch. A research scientist will screen new wheat varieties to improve resistance to these common fungal diseases.

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