Clearing the deck
Clearfield spring wheat varieties open weed control, rotation options
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breeding
2021 takes its toll on Washington barley yields
Once again, Washington saw another dip in planted barley acres in 2021. The drought reduced average yield by an astounding 58 bushels and the Washington State University spring barley variety trials saw very similar trends in 2021.
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Making the best of a bad year
With yields and test weights down across the board, it is not an understatement to say that 2021 was a challenging year for wheat production across Washington state due to the drought.
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Autophagy helps stress resiliency
Understanding the cell biology behind heat and drought tolerance in plants helps breeders home in on increasing the resiliency of PNW wheat and barley.
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The origins of club wheat
Not quite a Marvel prequel, but the evolution of club wheat is still important to modern-day breeding programs.
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I wish you were beer
New WSU malt quality lab key to turning barley production from feed to food varieties.
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Roger that!
This pending club wheat variety offers Hessian fly resistance, and a hat tip to a valued advisor.
Testing the variety weather
Washington growers and researchers to benefit from placement of weather stations near field trials.
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The final frontier
This WSU lab looks at roots systems to understand stress tolerance and improve wheat varieties.
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Eyes in the sky
Big changes for wheat breeding as new technologies develop: The use of drones and sensors (known as phenomics) have become a new tool used in many plant breeding programs.