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International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium

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The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) is an international, collaborative consortium, established in 2005 by a group of wheat growers, plant scientists, and public and private breeders. The vision of the IWGSC is a high quality genome sequence of bread wheat that serves as a foundation for the accelerated development of improved varieties and that empowers all aspects of basic and applied wheat science.

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26 March 2025

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2024 Snapshot

A round-up of the IWGSC activities in 2024: Data & Highlights

The IWGSC celebrated its 20 years during the 2025 Plant and Animal Genome Conference in San Diego (CA, USA)

The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium turns 20 in January 2025!

The wheat reference genome sequence (IWGSC RefSeq v1.0 & v2.1) has provided a foundation that has propelled recent advances in research and improvement of wheat. For the Structural and Functional Genomics Workshop, continued advances in research and understanding will require new experimental and computational approaches to structurally identify and assign function to genes (both coding and non-coding) as well as regulatory elements and epigenetic states. Presentations in this workshop will include the advances in structural and functional genomics as well as a presentation on assembling complex genomes.

Webinars

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17 March 2025

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Webinar: Breeding: Why we need to start all over again

On 15 May 2025, Simon Griffiths (John Innes Centre, UK) will present a webinar entitled "Breeding: Why we need to start all over again"
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18 February 2025

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Webinar: Exploration and precision editing of host factors to develop bymovirus-resistant cereal crops

On 16 October 2025, Ping Yang (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China) will present a webinar on "Exploration and precision editing of host factors to develop bymovirus-resistant cereal crops"
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13 March 2025

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Webinar: Proteomic insights into protein biomarkers for root trait improvement in bread wheat

Presenter: Tanushree Halder, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (Bangladesh) & The University of Western Australia, (Australia) | Date live event: 13 March 2025
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30 January 2025

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Webinar: VRNturing into the unknown: dissecting the role of VERNALIZATION2 (VRN2) in climate adaptation

Presenter: Dominique Hirsz, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany | Date of live event: 30 January 2025

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23 January 2025

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Delfi Dorussen

Delfi Dorussen has been awarded the IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Award and will receive her award at the Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG) in San Diego, California (USA) in January 2025. Delfi also received a travel stipend to travel to the PAG conference to present a talk during the IWGSC main workshop on Saturday 11 January 2025.
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23 September 2024

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Lucas Reber

Lucas Reber was awarded an IWGSC Early Career Award and will receive his award at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG) Australia in September 2024. Lucas also received a travel stipend to help defray the cost to travel to the PAG conference and will present his work during the IWGSC workshop on Thursday 19 September 2024.
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10 January 2024

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Daicel Arbor Biosciences

Since 2018, the IWGSC and Daicel Arbor Biosciences have had a fruitful partnership that led to the release of several tools for crop breeding and genomics based on the Chinese Spring wheat genome reference sequence generated by the IWGSC (IWGSC RefSeq) – including the myBaits® Expert Wheat Exome and a capture panel for promoters and other regulatory elements. Daicel Arbor Biosciences has been a sponsor of the IWGSC since 2020. We are very grateful for their continuous support and are pleased to count this innovative company as our sponsor.
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16 August 2023

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The Bread Wheat Genome Sequence - A Tool for Breeders to Improve Wheat and Contribute to Food Security

Why is it important to have a high quality sequence of bread wheat?

Milestone Publications

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20 November 2023

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The Wheat Genome book is out

The first comprehensive book about the most complex plant genome – the Wheat Genome – is now out and available in open access.
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16 August 2023

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Reference Sequence of Bread Wheat

In August 2018, the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) published the first fully annotated reference genome of bread wheat in the journal Science. This work will pave the way for the production of wheat varieties better adapted to climate challenges, with higher yields, enhanced nutritional quality and improved sustainability.
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16 August 2023

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Reference Sequence of Chromosome 3B

The first reference sequence for the largest wheat chromosome, 3B, was published in Science in July 2014 - in the same special issue were the draft sequence was published. This major achievement established a proof of concept and a template for sequencing the remaining chromosomes.
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16 August 2023

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Physical Map of Chromosome 3B

The physical map of the wheat largest chromosome, 3B, was published in Science in October 2008, paving the way to sequence the 17–billion–base-pair hexaploid bread wheat genome.
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16 August 2023

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Chromosome-specific BAC libraries

Reference article on wheat chromosome sorting for BAC library construction.