International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium

Welcome

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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02 October 2024

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Call for IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Award – PAG 2025

Nominations are now being accepted for the prestigious IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Award. The recipient will speak at the Main IWGSC workshop that will be held at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference 32 in January 2025.
Abstracts for proposed talks are now being accepted by the IWGSC for individuals who would like to present their work at one of the IWGSC workshops that will be held at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference 32 (10-15 January 2025, San Diego, CA, USA).
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.
The IWGSC Workshop at PAG is a premier venue for scientists advancing genome-based research and improvement in bread wheat. Oral presentations will focus on latest frontiers in genome biology, basic or applied, leading to significant advances in wheat science. The workshop will also include a presentation from the recipient of the IWGSC Early Career Award and travel stipend. This award is given to a young scientist nominated by anyone in the wheat community and selected by the IWGSC leadership in recognition of outstanding achievement.

Webinars

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15 October 2024

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Webinar: Using Applied Quantitative Genetics to Uncover the Potential of Diversity-Enriched Wheat

On 4 December 2024, the IWGSC will organize a webinar in which Tally Wright (NIAB, UK) will talk about "Using Applied Quantitative Genetics to Uncover the Potential of Diversity-Enriched Wheat"
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22 July 2024

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Webinar: Comparative wheat phosphoproteome profiling pinpoints high temperature-associated breeding markers

On 17 October 2024, the IWGSC will organize a webinar in which Ive De Smet (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, BE) will talk about "Comparative wheat phosphoproteome profiling pinpoints high temperature-associated breeding markers"
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31 August 2024

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Webinar: Identification, Characterization and Combination of Novel Resistance Genes Against Rust in Wheat

Presenter: Rimsha Ashraf (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE) | Date live event: 29 August 2024
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22 July 2024

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Webinar: Enhancing Crop Resilience: Genomic Insights and Novel Sources of Disease Resistance in Winter Wheat

Presenter: Sandip Kale (Aarhus University, DK) | Date live event: 20 June 2024

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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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07 November 2023

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Kellye Eversole

Kellye Eversole has been at the helm of the IWGSC since its inception in 2005 and has been instrumental in all developments and successes of the consortium, relentlessly advocating and pursuing the vison and ultimate goal of the consortium to develop genomic tools to advance wheat research and breeding.
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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.