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Sorghum in MaliFarmers from Sokoro village who conducted the sorghum evaluation trials (left to right: Sina Mounkoro, Michel Mounkoro, Brafo Mounkoro, Moise Mounkoro and Bakary Kone). The photo shows the diversity of sorghum in the trial, each row being genetically different. They mostly have the drooping panicles of the local varieties, but differ in height, earliness, and other traits. Photo: Aly Boubacar
News

Farmers in Mali Go Wild for Sorghum

30 Jan 2023

Farmer group in Kenya looking at sorghumAminyasa farmer group checking out crop wild relatives-derived sorghum lines in Migori in 2019. Photo: Eva Weltzien
News

Kenyan Farmers Welcome “Exotic” Sorghum

24 Jan 2023

People in Pakistan labPaula Bramel (center), lead of the Pakistan BOLD review team, discusses germination and viability testing with Dr. Shakeel Ahmed, Curator of the National Genebank of Pakistan (right) and Dr. Asif Javaid, Director, Bio-resources Conservation Institute (left). Photo: Nelissa Jamora
News

A Treasure Trove of Crop Diversity, for Pakistan and the World

10 Jan 2023

Seeds in vial.Reference seed collection. Crop Trust BOLD review of Vietnam national genebank - 24-28 October 2022. (Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust)
News

BOLDly Strengthening Farmers’ Access to Diverse Quality Seeds

27 Dec 2022

Close up image of wheat.Seeds of sorghum, millet, corn, wheat, barley and beans are some of the key crops being conserved in the Yemen national genebank. (Photo: Britta Skagerfalt/ Crop Trust)
News

Yemen Genebank Receives Emergency Funding

9 Dec 2022

Different types of beans in containers.Seeds of sorghum, millet, corn, wheat, barley and beans are some of the key crops being conserved in the Yemen national genebank. (Photo: Cary Fowler/ Crop Trust)
Opinion

A Small Cost With a Big Benefit: Supporting Genebanks in Need

9 Dec 2022

Yam flower.A yam flower at field genebank in Vietnam in October 2022. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)
News

Three Key Takeaways from Food Forever: Climate-proofing our Food For Future Generations

6 Dec 2022

Farmer placing a stone to vote for wheat variety.Marchouch region, Morocco. Farmer Abdellah Bounagua carefully selects a row and places his one stone. Visiting farmers are given one stone and asked to select their preferred variety. The host farmer receives two stones. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)
In the Media

Science Against Climate Change: Unlocking Wild Genes in Wheat

5 Dec 2022

A field technician for the durum wheat breeding project shows a durum wheat spike.A field technician for the durum wheat breeding project shows a durum wheat spike. ICARDA Terbol station. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)
In the Media

Jabal: The New Wheat Scientists Say Can Withstand Extreme Heat and Drought

4 Dec 2022

As part of the Crop Wild Relatives alfalfa pre-breeding project, an “alfalfa varietal garden” has been established at INIA’s Research Center Kampenaike (which means ‘Place of Sheep’ in Tehuelche, one of the Chonan languages of Patagonia), where 33 lines that include materials from China, Kazakhstan, and Australia are growing. “There’s also three lines from Magallanes, 11 from the Alta Sierra, four from Canada and 25 commercial varieties,” said Jorge Ivelic. Photo: LS Salazar/Crop TrustAs part of the Crop Wild Relatives alfalfa pre-breeding project, an “alfalfa varietal garden” has been established at INIA’s Research Center Kampenaike, where 33 lines that include materials from China, Kazakhstan, and Australia are growing. (Photo: Luis Salazar/Crop Trust)
News

Crop Science Honors Research on Crop Wild Relatives

7 Oct 2022

Group standing in front of a market.Left to right: Catherine Kiwuka, Nelissa Jamora, Paula Bramel and Sarada Krishnan during a trip to Uganda to visit its national genebank. (Photo: Sarada Krishnan/Crop Trust)
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Sarada Krishnan, the Crop Trust’s new Director of Programs, talks about BOLD

8 Sep 2022

Photo of carrots against black background.The Crop Wild Relatives Project utilizes the traits of wild relatives to improve heat, drought, and salt tolerance in cultivated carrots.
News

Climate Proofing the Carrot: Where Flavor Meets Stress Tolerance

30 Aug 2022

4 Apr 2020

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