Dry soil conditions this past fall, especially in Northwest Ohio, caused delayed wheat germination and emergence. As we approach Feekes 5 growth stage, when leaf sheaths are strongly erect, it is ...

As one of the world’s most important food crops, wheat not only provides calories and nutrition for billions of people but also plays a core role in China’s food security strategy. In recent years, ...

Specialists from Kazan Federal University (KFU), together with Chinese colleagues, have developed a suspension preparation with selenium nanoparticles to coat wheat seeds, improving their germination ...

For Oklahoma farmer Keeff Felty, wheat isn’t just another crop—it’s part of his family’s legacy. As a fourth-generation farmer from Altus, he’s watched the landscape change, with wheat acres shrinking ...

José Luis Araus, professor at the University of Barcelona's Faculty of Biology and member of Agrotecnio—CERCA center in agrotechnology—participated in a study showing that wheat varieties that perform ...

Wheat breeders have long struggled to increase yield with sacrificing nutritional quality. A new study from China identifies TaJAZ1 as a key gene behind this trade-off. Using CRISPR to deactivate ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Most Americans love going for a pint at the end of a workday or treating themselves to the pastry in the break room. An average person in the U.S. consumes about 132 pounds of wheat ...