The funds for the four - year Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat, or DGGW, project will build on a $ 24 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced in March 2016, and bring the total to $ 34.5 million. (wheat.org)
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Diers plans to study ways to increase the rate of genetic gains using more modern breeding techniques. (sciencedaily.com)