The high priority areas of research in the wheat breeding program are:
- Research of Fusarium Head Blight (scab)
- Screening and identification of scab resistance
- Incorporation of resistance into adapted high-yielding varieties
- Implementation of molecular markers and genomic selection for scab resistance
- Development of early varieties with high yield
- Farmers want early varieties. Also, early varieties may escape disease damage in some years
- Selection for high test weight
- Quality traits
- good milling and baking traits
Research Objectives