The CIMMYT Wheat Program is dealing with the germplasm improvement of four crops: bread wheat, durum wheat, triticale, and barley. The following is a brief description of the Wheat Program's major domestic and international ...

Alarming news about the extent of an El-Niño induced drought in southern Africa, Asia and Latin America is now dominating news coverage. In southern Africa, close to 50 million people are projected to be affected and ...

Over 90% of work at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) relates to climate change, with breeding for drought tolerance stretching back to the 1970s. Climate change is already happening. Without ...

Established in 1974, the research partnership between the People’s Republic of China and CIMMYT is improving the lives of millions of people in China through science-driven, evidence-based solutions. Operating from the ...

Mexico has been CIMMYT’s host country and partner since the organization’s founding in 1966, and has contributed substantively to CIMMYT work with farmers, other partners and donors across the developing world. Through ...

Three rust diseases occur on wheat: stem rust, leaf rust and stripe rust. They are named for the yellow to red or black spots or stripes (sori or pustules of the rust fungi) that erupt through the plant epidermis. The size ...

This training program outline is intended as a general guide for employers, potential sponsors and trainees. General training goals are outlined first, fol lowed by a brief discussion of the program objectives for: ( 1) ...