IWWIP International Nurseries are ready for distribution

IWWIP International Nurseries are ready for distribution.

International Winter Wheat Improvement Program (IWWIP) develops diverse germplasm that may fit to different agro-climatic and production conditions in the Winter Facultative Wheat growing regions in the world. Following extensive multi-location selection and testing, the best-performing lines are selected and they will be distributed to IWWIP cooperators.

As is in previous years, IWWIP International Nurseries (IN) have been prepared for Semi Arid conditions (100 entries) and high rainfall and irrigated conditions (120 entries); IWWIP team makes great effort to ensure to distribute disease-free seed fully complying with quarantine conditions of Turkey and the IWWIP cooperator countries. More than 90 IWWIP cooperators from 25 countries have requested IN’s from IWWIP. The seeds have been cleaned, prepared, packed and ready for distribution. Once the Seed Health Certificates are obtained, they will take their journeys to the respective recipients.

The IWWIP team wishes all cooperators a successful growing season in the coming year. We hope the newly developed germplasm will support their efforts to identify best lines that enhance their farmers’ yields and contribute to food security. We also extend our sincere thanks to the Turkish cooperators that their efforts made it possible to bring the germplasm’s seed to this stage; without their efforts it may not have been possible to bring it to the IWWIP cooperators.