DURUM WHEAT GENOMICS AND BREEDING

The Expert Working Group on Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding aims to bring together and synergize the activities of those stakeholders interested in promoting specific research actions focused on improving durum wheat productivity and quality and collaborations with the scientific community active in genomics of bread wheat.

Proposal
The proposal to establish an Expert Working Group on Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding was submitted by Luigi Cattivelli (Agricultural Research Council (CERA), Italy) and Roberto Tuberosa (University of Bologna, Italy). The Research Committee endorsed the creation of an EWG on Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding in July 2013.

Leadership
Chair: Luigi Cattivelli, Anna Maria Mastrangelo

Co-Chairs: Karim Ammar, Agata Gadaleta and Jemanesh Haile

Call for Experts
The call for experts will remain open during the EWG lifetime. Any expert wishing to participate in the Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding Expert Working Group should complete the application form and send it via email to wheat(dot)initiative(at)julius-kuehn(dot)de.

VIRTUAL DURUM MEETING 2024 VIDEOS

Julie King, University of Nottingham, UK,

A walk on wheat’s wild side

Mattew Reynolds, CIMMYT, Mexico,

Predictive breeding to combine complex physiological traits in wheat

Brande Wulff, KAUST Saudi Arabia,

Wheat rust resistance genes: R we there yet?

Marco Maccaferri, University of Bologna, Italy,

Developing the tetraploid wheat pangenome for wheat research and breeding: Triticum turgidum diversity unravelled?

Barbara Steiner, BOKU, Austria,

A joint approach to improve Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: starting a multi-environment ring trial

VIRTUAL DURUM MEETING VIDEOS 2020-2023

Meetings

Past:

  • December 16, 2024 6TH VIRTUAL DURUM MEETING 16TH DEC 2024, Updates from the International Wheat Congress: a durum wheat perspective

  • September 21st 2024, Durum EWG meeting, prior to the International Wheat Congress in Perth, Australia

  • October 17-18th 2023, Durum EWG meeting, Bari “IS SUFFICIENT RESISTANCE TO FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT IN DURUM WHEAT TRULY ACHIEVABLE?”

  • May 10-11th 2023, 5th Virtual Durum Meeting (find the programme here)

Annual Reports