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COORDINATING GLOBAL RESEARCH FOR WHEAT. An international partnership of private and public organisations engaged in wheat research for a food-secure future.
https://www.wheatinitiative.org/
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialThis may be an interesting read for some of you:
Africa’s Wheat Revolution Gets a Regional Push as Experts Gather in Addis Ababa
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialAre you joining the X Nacional de Trigo?
let us know in the comments!
#Trigo2026
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/x...
@wheatinitiative.bsky.social🌾 Save the date! Our EWG on Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding is hosting the 7th Virtual Durum Meeting. Join international coordinators to discuss the latest updates on the Triticum pangenome.
🗓️ Tuesday, 1 Dec 2026, 3 - 5 PM CET
🌐 Info: www.wheatinitiative.org
#DurumWheat #WheatConnect
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialWe started to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Wheat Initiative on the 15th of September!
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15 years of the Wheat Initiative: Turning diverse and dispersed global efforts into shared wheat research action
@wheatinitiative.bsky.social🌾 Explore what our Expert Working Group on Durum Wheat offers!
Catch up on the Virtual Durum Meeting videos and discover presentations and highlights from the community.
Watch here
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www.wheatinitiative.org/virtual-duru...
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialWe are still celebrating big achievemets in 15 years of the Wheat Initiative!
Bringing together around 730 scientists from 57 countries to collaborate through the WI’s Expert Working Groups is one them!
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialRead the Global Burden of Crop Loss Field Notes Number 4 | October 2026 from CABI! Featuring a short note from Anna Szyniszewska (Technical Lead GBCL) who presented a while ago at the EWG on Wheat Pathogens webinar!
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialStarting soon: International Plant Phenotyping Network presents IPPS N° 9
"Phenotyping for All: Bridging the Gap in Global Agriculture"
9th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium (IPPS9) in Accra, Ghana, from October 12–16, 2026 #IPPN #IPPS9
www.plant-phenotyping.org/ipps9
Who is going?
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialDo you know about our events calendar?
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialThis could be an interesting read for some of you!
Farmers Are Growing Biofortified Wheat, But Don't Know Why It Matters
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialSome of you may find this interesting:
Early Heat Waves Hit Wheat Yields Hardest, Spanish Field Study Finds
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialThis may be an interesting read for some of you:
Canada looks abroad for ideas on future of wheat breeding
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialFind the presentation slides of the Germplasm Workshop held at #IWC2026Bologna at our website!
A Balkan Durum Wheat Panel for Resistance to Mosaic and Streak Viruses under Climate Change
Ana Velimirović (University of Montenegro)
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialFind the presentation slides of the Germplasm Workshop held at #IWC2026Bologna at our website!
Survey of ex situ wild wheat diversity to guide the development of a reference germplasm collection
Elisabetta Mazzucotelli (CREA)
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialFind the presentation slides of the Germplasm Workshop held at #IWC2026Bologna at our website!
Unlocking Genetic Diversity for Climate-Resilient Durum Wheat Improvement
Filippo Bassi (ICARDA Durum Wheat Breeding Program)
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialTo support accessible research, we launched WheatIES (Wheat Information System)! This global, searchable data portal provides worldwide access to wheat datasets while promoting findable, accessible, and reusable data principles.
wheatis.org
@wheatinitiative.bsky.social🌾 Celebrating 15 years of the Wheat Initiative!
To mark this milestone, read the story & history of the WI in a feature from the Julius Kühn-Institut @jki-research.bsky.social 🌾🌍
The article is in German and includes an English message from Frank Ordon
www.julius-kuehn.de/aktuelles/ak...
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialDid you get the chance to read thei press release in spanish from our colleagues at INIA (Uruguay) @INIA_UY? Continue to celebrate with us!
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www.inia.uy/noticias/15-...
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialThis may be an interesting read for some of you:
Bayer’s hybrid wheat not coming to Canada
Bayer says Canada could be considered once additional markets of interest are identified
www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/bayer-...
@wheatinitiative.bsky.socialThis may be an interesting read for some of you:
Scaling Biofortified Zinc Wheat through Policy Reform and Partnerships in Pakistan
