Objective
1) Ensure that yield, earliness, test-weight, and DON continue to improve incrementally over time in the University of Illinois winter wheat breeding germplasm.2) Begin using GS to improve breeding efficiency.3) Identify and select superior wheat lines for release with high expected profitability based on their performance for yield, test weight, DON, and earliness.
Investigators
Rutkoski, Je, .
Institution
University of Illinois
Start date
2020
End date
2024
Funding Source
Project number
ILLU-802-974
Accession number
1022497