Research Project: Development of Durum Wheat Breeding Lines with Enhanced Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight

Location: Crop Production and Protection

Project Number: 0500-00053-005-216-G
Project Type: Grant

Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: Apr 30, 2030

Objective:
Develop durum wheat germplasm with improved resistance to Fusarium head blight adapted to the Northern Great Plains.

Approach:
Recurrent phenotypic selection and genomics-assisted recurrent selection will be employed to enhance Fusarium head blight resistance in a durum wheat pre-breeding population.