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Smiling older man in blue shirt standing in green wheat field under cloudy sky. Jorge Dubkovsky, distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, pictured here in the wheat fields at UC Davis.  (Jael Mackendorf / UC Davis)

UC Davis Wheat Geneticist Jorge Dubcovsky Named 2026 World Agriculture Prize Laureate

  • by Amy M Quinton
  • October 02, 2026
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
A person in a wide-brimmed hat examines green wheat plants in a field on a sunny day.

Good News for Pasta Lovers: Durum Wheat Resistant to Deadly Stripe Rust Developed

  • by Trina Kleist
  • April 13, 2026
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A farmer runs his hand through the grains of a wheat field. UC Davis scientists have developed wheat plants that can stimulate the production of their own fertilizer. (Getty)

Wheat That Makes Its Own Fertilizer

  • by Trina Kleist
  • August 27, 2025
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
Man in white hat and blue shirt crouches among green wheat plants in a field.

Second Revolution Ahead for Green Revolution Grains

  • by Trina Kleist
  • May 03, 2023
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  • Feeding a Growing Population
A combine harvester approaches the camera in a field of wheat.

Scientists Unlock Key to Drought-Resistant Wheat Plants with Longer Roots

  • by Emily Dooley
  • February 27, 2023
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  • Feeding a Growing Population
Smiling older man in argyle sweater holding wheat plants inside a laboratory. (Karin Higgins / UC Davis)

UC Davis Team Identifies Wheat Gene That Increases Yield

  • by Emily Dooley
  • February 02, 2022
  • Egghead
  • Feeding a Growing Population
photo of researcher with wheat

Gene Discovery May Halt Worldwide Wheat Epidemic

  • by Diane Nelson
  • November 16, 2017
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
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Pianist, Wheat Geneticist Recipients of 2017 Innovator of the Year Awards

  • by Lisa Howard
  • June 08, 2017
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