Archive for March 24th, 2015

KSU study findings may speed up wheat breeding cycles

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, U.S. — Scientists at Kansas State University (KSU) have released findings from a two-year study on the genomic diversity of wheat. The findings may prove useful in shortening the release times of future wheat varieties.

The scientists produced a haplotype map of wheat that describes genetic differences in a worldwide sample of wheat lines. A haplotype map is used in transferring sequence-level variation to multiple gene mapping projects.

“All of these new, genomic-based strategies of breeding promise to significantly accelerate ...

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MAR
2015

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IGP milling courses planned in June

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, U.S. — Kansas State University’s International Grains Program Institute (IGP) is planning two milling courses in June: Managing Mill Balance and Control, June 2-5; and Milling Practices to Improve Flour Quality, June 9-12. Both will be at the IGP Institute Conference Center in Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.

This is the second year for the newly designed Managing Mill Balance and Control course.

“The course is focused on the milling principles applied to setting and balancing the break system to optimize flour ...

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MAR
2015

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