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Organized and Supported by
• N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR)
• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
• International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
• Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI)
• Harvest Plus

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Due to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum the dates for the 8th IWC are moved to June 1-4, 2010.
The International Organizing Committee presents its apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Dear Wheat Researcher

It is with a great pleasure to inform you that the 8th International Wheat Conference (IWC) will take place 1-4 June 2010 in St. Petersburg, Russia and is organized by the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry.
Recent IWCs held in Ankara, Turkey (1996), Budapest, Hungary (2000) and Mar del Plata, Argentina (2005) proved an interest and need for broader multi-disciplinary forum of scientists to convene to discuss issues common in the global wheat improvement community. The 8th IWC will continue in this tradition and will maintain the diversity of topical wheat presentations and discussions.
I encourage you to participate in this conference and look forward to welcoming you in St. Petersburg. The conference will take place during the city's "white nights" when the sun hides only for a short while each evening and you will therefore have plenty of time and opportunities for interactions with colleagues, meeting old friends and acquiring new ones. I am looking forward to welcoming you at the 8th International Wheat Conference.

I am looking forward to welcoming you in St. Petersburg

Yours sincerely.

Dr. Hans-Joachim Braun
Chair, International Organizing Committee
8th International Wheat Conference

8th International Wheat Conference Program Topics

• 1. Current status and perspectives of global wheat production
• 2. Utilization of wheat genetic resources in breeding
• 3. Wheat genetics and breeding for abiotic stresses
• 4. Wheat genetics and breeding for biotic stresses
• 5. Wheat genetics and breeding for rusts
• 6. Application of physiological methods in wheat breeding
• 7. Wheat breeding for yield potential
• 8. Biotechnological and genomics tools in wheat improvement
• 9. Conservation agriculture technologies for wheat production
• 10. Wheat genetics and breeding for grain quality
• 11. Harvest Plus: breeding wheat for better nutrition

Depending on the interest in different topics parallel technical sessions and workshops may be organized.

Conference Language: English