Welcome
Wheat Improvement Team - Welcome
Wheat Improvement Team
Brett Carver, Plant and Soil Sciences, Wheat Breeding and Genetics
Liuling Yan, Plant and Soil Sciences, Wheat Molecular Genetics
Jeff Edwards, Plant and Soil Sciences, Wheat Extension and Systems Research
Bob Hunger, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Wheat Pathology
Art Klatt, Plant and Soil Sciences, Germplasm Development
Tom Royer, Entomology and Plant Patholgy, Hessian Fly Resistance
Kris Giles, Entomology and Plant Pathology, IPM in Agricultural Settings
Patricia Rayas-Duarte, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cereal Chemistry
Wheat Improvement
research in Oklahoma is driven by an interdisciplinary team of
scientists housed in OSU's Division of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources, charged with developing highly-adapted winter wheat
cultivars with marketable grain-quality. This team is committed
to strengthening the Oklahoma wheat industry by enhancing its genetic
resources, a mission that could not be accomplished without
contributions from other state, federal, and private researchers.
Agronomic research goals emphasize the improvement of
resistance to leaf rust, stripe rust, soil-borne mosaic virus, aphids,
and tolerance to low-pH, A1-toxic soils. Selection has long been
performed under a grain-only management system, but resources are being
re-channeled toward selection in a dual-purpose environment under the
GRAZEnGRAIN© breeding system.
Emphasis on grain quality has traditionally focused on physical kernel
characteristics and breadmaking quality, but the arrival of Hard White
Winter wheat to the southern Great Plains has turned our attention to a
new set of traits, such as kernel color, sprouting tolerance, and
noodle quality.
Program support is administered by the Oklahoma Agricultural
Experiment Station (OAES) through the Department of Plant and Soil
Sciences. Funding is derived from a partnership between the
OAES, the Oklahoma Wheat
Commission, and the Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation. This
partnership ensures linkage of the Wheat Improvement Program to the
collective needs of Oklahoma's wheat industry. Scientists located at
the USDA-ARS Plant Science and Water Conservation Research Laboratory
conduct genetic investigations critical to the program.
Program direction is provided by the OSU Wheat Genetics Chair,
currently occupied by
Brett F. Carver. The original occupant of the Chair was
Edward L. Smith, from 1989 to 1997.
This web site is intended for the use of all shareholders in the Oklahoma wheat continuum, from seed producer to end-user, from ag consultant to media representative.
