Daily updates about agriculture and rural life in Oklahoma.
Building a Wheat Breeding Program
This episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales highlights Oklahoma's wheat economic importance and traces the state’s wheat-breeding history, from Joseph Dany’s early crosses that produced Triumph to OSU’s formal breeding work beginning in the mid-20th century.
Dr. Brett Carver explains how Oklahoma’s wheat varieties evolved to meet local needs, especially dual-purpose wheat for both grazing cattle and grain production, along with traits like acid-soil tolerance.
Episode Resources
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Dr. Brett Carver
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Oklahoma State University Wheat Improvement Team
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RDA Episode 201