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National Bread Wheat Research

Developing improved, high-yielding, disease-resistant, and climate-resilient bread wheat varieties to secure national food self-sufficiency.

KARC nationally coordinates the bread wheat research program, developing over 52 improved varieties tailored to diverse agro-ecologies. Research focuses on resistance to stem and yellow rust, Septoria, Fusarium head blight, and tolerance to drought and heat, raising national productivity standards.

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