The WGRC IUCRC is an Industry/University research consortium focused on utilizing genetics from wheat’s ancient ancestors to protect the regional and global wheat supply and meet consumer demands for nutrition, flavor and functional ingredients.
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Biotech’s Quest To Eliminate Food Allergies
The following article by Derek Norman, VP of Agriculture Venture Investments, Leaps by Bayer, was posted by Forbes on August...
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2026 Harvest Season Wraps Up With Focus on Drought-Ready Wheat and Deeper Roots
The Wheat Genetics Resource Center (WGRC) has wrapped up its 2026 harvest season with wheat crops spanning multiple locations and...
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International to Interstate: The WGRC Shares Wheat Research Progress From Italy to Texas
In the past month, five members of the Wheat Genetics Resource Center (WGRC) took their work from international stages in...
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WGRC announces new funding opportunity
The Wheat Genetics Resource Center (WGRC) is now accepting project proposals for a funding opportunity focused on mobilizing genetic diversity...
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John Raupp Celebrated for 45 Years of Service at Kansas State University
The Wheat Genetics Resource Center community recently gathered to celebrate the retirement of John Raupp, honoring a remarkable career that...
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WGRC Team Presents Wheat Research Advances at PAG 2026 in San Diego, CA
Six members of the WGRC, including two PhD students, attended the annual Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) conference in San...
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Genome edited wheat varieties at Kansas State University offer hope for people with celiac disease
On January 20, 2026, director of the WGRC, Dr. Eduard Akhunov, was on news station KSHB 41 Kansas City, MO....
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Master’s student, Jaime Knight, presents poster at National Fusarium Head Blight Conference
The National Fusarium Head Blight Conference took place in Denver, CO December 7-9, 2025 where Jaime Knight presented her poster,...
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Buket Sahin Wins Third Place at CSSA 2025 Poster Competition
Buket Sahin won third place in the competitive poster competition at the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) 2025 conference...
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K-State researchers aim to reduce gluten allergenicity in wheat
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers and the state’s farmers are putting their collective support behind a project to...
Read MoreRECENT PUBLICATIONS
The evolution and origin of allotetraploid Aegilops geniculata revealed by the homoeolog-resolved genome assembly
Plant Biotechnology Journal
Development and characterization of a wild emmer wheat backcross introgression population for hard winter wheat improvement
Plant Genome
Genomic signals of ecogeographic adaptation in a wild relative are associated with improved wheat performance under drought stress
Genome Biology
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