Genomic selection of wheat varieties for robustness, yield and quality

In GENOWHEAT, an international phenotypic selection approach will be extended by development of a new genomic selection strategy (GS). GS is already revolutionizing cattle breeding and breeding of field crops such as corn. Expertise from BOKU University in Vienna will be transferred to the wheat crop. The goal of GENOWHEAT is to develop robust, high yielding common wheat and durum wheat varieties meeting the agronomic demands of farmers and quality demands of millers, pasta industry and consumers. This covers the whole production chain “from field to fork” in Central and East European (CEE) countries from Austria to Turkey.