Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
In October 2020, HeDWIC started a 5-year project supported by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) under award number – Grant ID: DFs-19-0000000013. The project, entitled “Harnessing translational research across a global wheat improvement network for climate resilience.”
Through developing and validating technologies in a systematic way, the project is filling the gap between promising research and applied crop improvement to deliver climate resilient wheat to farmers as quickly as possible (Fig 7). Read more at Reynolds et al., 2021, and 2021 and 2022 Press Releases.
Figure 7: Harnessing research across a global wheat improvement network for climate resilience: research gaps, interactive goals, and outcomes (Reynolds et al., 2021, shared under license CC-BY).
Mini-Projects
Several mini-projects are being undertaken within the framework on the HeDWIC FFAR project (see table, below). Read more about these here.
Table: Mini-Project Titles and Lead PIs/Institutions
Mini-Project Title
Lead PI/Institution
Discovering thermally stable wheat through exploration of leaf respiration in combination with photosystem II capacity and heat tolerance
HeDWIC is grateful for the members of the Scientific Advisory Body (SAB) who provide input, feedback and support to the FFAR-funded project. The SAB is currently comprised of the following members:
Reynolds, M.P., J.M. Lewis, K. Ammar, B.R. Basnet, L. Crespo-Herrera, et al. 2021. Harnessing translational research in wheat for climate resilience. Journal of Experimental Botany.