Scientists discover new drought-resilient wheat gene, suitable for drier soil conditions

The next step for will be to test how this gene works in diverse agronomic environments from the UK to Australia  

Rabi 2022-23: Increase in wheat sowing marginal, shows government data

Data also showed a higher acreage in rapeseed and mustard crops, indicating that wheat farmers might have shifted their agricultural area to …

What 3,000-year-old Egyptian wheat tells us about the genetics of our daily bread

Researchers sequenced the genome of a 3,000-year-old sample of Egyptian emmer wheat; Comparisons with modern samples suggest a story of how the …

As a heatwave spectre hangs again over India’s wheat harvest, its home-grown crop simulation model can help

InfoCrop, available for free on IARI’s website, can forecast climate impact on farm yield in real time

Wheat crisis: Additional irrigation may not save Rabi crops; here is why

Additional moisture to save wheat and maize from high temperatures not feasible due to irrigation and groundwater level concerns, say …

Varanasi-born crop scientist, Sanjaya Rajaram, wins World Food Prize

More than 480 high-yielding climate adaptable wheat varieties bred by Rajaram have been released in 51 countries on six continents