Name
Hybrid Wheat: What is Different This Time?
Date
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Time
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM (CST)
Speakers
Jessie Alt - Corteva Agriscience Corteva
P. Stephen Baenziger - University of Nebraska - Lincoln University of Nebraska
Laird Lampertz - Pitura Seeds Pitura Seeds
Paul Morano - Syngenta
David Bonnett - BASF BASF
P. Stephen Baenziger - University of Nebraska - Lincoln University of Nebraska
Laird Lampertz - Pitura Seeds Pitura Seeds
Paul Morano - Syngenta
David Bonnett - BASF BASF
![Jessie Alt](http://assets.swoogo.com/uploads/thumb/705669-5f874a8d0ebf0.jpg)
![P. Stephen Baenziger](http://assets.swoogo.com/uploads/thumb/695526-5f805a9abd9fb.jpg)
![Laird Lampertz](http://assets.swoogo.com/uploads/thumb/711392-5f8a0d4d6d7ac.jpg)
![Paul Morano](http://assets.swoogo.com/uploads/thumb/753304-5fac28a7dead5.jpg)
![David Bonnett](http://assets.swoogo.com/uploads/thumb/718553-5f90391da2d5d.jpg)
Description
This session, focusing on the latest in hyrbid wheat, is jam-packed with important content with a full list of insightful presenters.
Moderated by Matt Wehmeyer, AgriMaxx Wheat
Presentations include:
Stephen Baenziger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln:
- Updates on UNL’s wheat program
- Evolving threats and opportunities in HRW research in the Great Plains including role of hybrid wheat in the future.
David Bonnett, Hybrid Spring Wheat Breeder, BASF:
- Hybrid wheat history: Why does it work today when it didn’t in the past?
- Special considerations for spring wheat
Jessie Alt, Global Wheat Lead, Corteva
- Role of newer breeding techniques and genomic knowledge enabling and complementing hybrid wheat breeding
Paul Morano, Syngenta
- Opportunities that hybrid wheat brings to farmers and wheat generally
- Why are the economics of hybrid wheat better today than in the past
Laird Lampertz, Pitura Seeds
- Differences between hybrid and conventional seed production
- Opportunities that hybrid seed creates for the seed producer
Location Name
Main Stage