The Poland Lab is an international research team based at Kansas State University that focuses on wheat genetics and germplasm improvement.
Wheat Genetics & Germplasm Improvement
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Global collaboration is unlocking wheat’s genetic potential
In a paper published Nov. 25 in Nature, Kansas State University researchers, in collaboration with the international 10+ Genome Project announced the complete genome sequencing of 15 wheat varieties representing breeding programs around the world
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Poland and Crain receive 2020 Plant Genome Outstanding Paper Award
Plant Pathology associate professor, Jesse Poland and postdoctoral fellow Jared Crain received the inaugural 2020 Plant Genome Outstanding Paper Award for...
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Mining wheat’s wild side for global food security
MANHATTAN — A Kansas State University wheat geneticist is receiving nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National...
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Genomics will improve wheat yield and resilience
Capstone publication of the first five years of collaboration through our USAID Feed the Future project. These results will speed up global efforts to breed more productive & climate-resilient varieties of bread wheat.
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The Curiosity of Collections: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at What’s in the Drawers, Cabinets and Refrigerators of K-State Collections and Why It’ s Important
On the north side of campus, a refrigerated storage room contains wheat seed that helped grow ingredients for your morning toast.
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USAID Extends Innovation and Research Partnerships
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today the extension of two research partnerships, totaling $17 million, with Kansas State University that are helping to combat global hunger.
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Wheat code finally cracked; wheat genome sequence will bring stronger varieties to farmers
Kansas State University scientists, in collaboration with the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium, published today in the international journal Science a detailed description of the complete genome of bread wheat, the world's most widely-cultivated crop.
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New genomic tool searches wheat’s wild past to improve crops of the future
A new genetic directory launched today will enable researchers and breeders to scan the genomes of wild relatives of modern wheat to find disease-fighting properties lost to domestication.
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Drones help Kansas State researchers stay on top of wheat improvement MANHATTAN, Kan. – It may be approaching winter in Kansas, but the field work on wheat genetics is going full steam for wheat scientist Jesse Poland.
It may be approaching winter in Kansas, but the field work on wheat genetics is going full steam for wheat scientist Jesse Poland.
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Feeding a hungry world: How Kansas State University is improving global agricultural production
The world’s population is expected to grow from 7.5 billion people today to nearly 10 billion by the year 2050. Experts predict that the world’s farmers will have to produce as much food in the next 35 years as they have in the entire history of the world to feed everyone.
Read MoreRECENT PUBLICATIONS
Genome-wide association mapping for wheat blast resistance in CIMMYT’s international screening nurseries evaluated in Bolivia and Bangladesh
Scientific Reports
Genomic Selection for Grain Yield in the CIMMYT Wheat Breeding Program—Status and Perspectives
Frontiers in Plant Science
Retrospective Quantitative Genetic Analysis and Genomic Prediction of Global Wheat Yields
Frontiers in Plant Science
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