Focused Improvement of ICARDA/Australian Durum Germplasm for Abiotic Tolerance
Period of Implementations
Jan 01, 2014 - Oct 30, 2019
Total budget
736,070
Project Name Focused Improvement of ICARDA/Australian Durum Germplasm for Abiotic Tolerance
About
World demand for durum wheat is predicted to grow so Australian and ICARDA breeders want to delivery good varieties for farmers. CWANA wild or selected germplasm are extremely rich in sources of resistances and the region shares a lot of similar agro-climatology conditions with Australia. On this collaboration, the project aims to develop a germplasm that can solve problems affecting both the partners
Impact
Goals
Stabilization of yield and increased production in CWANA and Australia by adapted and selected germplasm of durum wheat
Objectives
Identification of sources of tolerance to biotic and abiotic factors and add these alleles to the ICARDA and Australian best available wheat variety. Identification of environmental similarities between Australia and CWANA for the next projects
Impact pathways
The project aim and research activities are fundamentally oriented on development of new varieties for enhancing agricultural sustainability with focus on durum wheat production. This project promotes the identification of sources of tolerance to biotic and abiotic factors and add these alleles to the ICARDA and Australian best available wheat variety. This will increase the production of durum wheat in CWANA countries and Australia. The new knowledge and skills acquired by professional and technical staff of various stakeholders (research institutions, farmers) will help in adopting and applying new technologies generated and demonstrated in their regular activities to sustain the project achievements and keep on genetic advancement
Durum wheat is the 10th most important crop in the world, and its use traces back to the origin of agriculture. Unfortunately, in the last century only part of the genetic diversity available for this species has been captured in modern varieties...
Durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) breeders over the past century have increased the productivity and resilience of this crop via strong selection applied to genes controlling agronomically important traits. Along this process, some of the primitive...