Canadian Wheat Alliance, KWS, and Syngenta Collaborate to Improve Wheat Breeding Efficiency
International private and public partners contribute $2.5 million towards more efficient wheat variety breeding for farmers world-wide
(firmenpresse) - SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN -- (Marketwired) -- 10/06/14 -- Over the next four years, the Canadian Wheat Alliance (CWA) and two of the world''s leading plant breeding companies, KWS and Syngenta Inc., will partner to develop high-quality wheat plants by improving existing doubled haploid technologies. These methods expose immature grains to treatments that double the genetic material and reduce the length of crop improvement cycles. This collaboration capitalizes on the specific expertise of each partner and the strength of their combined proficiencies, technologies, and infrastructures.
Existing methods of developing doubled haploid wheat plants can be costly, inconsistent, and time-consuming. The partners will increase efficiency to produce fertile doubled haploid wheat plants compared to more traditional methods. In a second step, the partners will leverage the new and more efficient doubled haploid technology platform in their respective wheat breeding programs, which will ultimately benefit agriculture industries in Canada and abroad.
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"A partnership to shorten the breeding cycle and bring novel varieties quicker to market with international wheat plant and breeding experts from KWS and Syngenta will allow us to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Canadian Wheat Alliance. We strive to improve the yield,
production, sustainability, and profitability of Canadian wheat for the benefit of our farmers and our economy."
Dr. Faouzi Bekkaoui, Executive Director of the Wheat Improvement Flagship Program at the National Research Council of Canada
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