The Institute of Wheat Research (IWR) at Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) was established in 1948 and is located in the central area of the grain and fruit belt in Yaodu District, Linfen City, in the south of Shanxi Province. The institute has 163 staff members.
IWR has 10 research departments and four laboratories or research centers, including the Grain Quality Analysis and Testing Center, the Laboratory of Wheat Cell Engineering and Molecular, the Laboratory of Soil-plant Physiology, and the Laboratory of Pest Integrated Management. IWR is the affiliated unit of the Linfen Comprehensive Test Station of the National Wheat Industry Technology System and the supporting unit of the Shanxi Wheat Industry Technology System.
IWR mainly focuses on wheat research, including germplasm innovation, variety breeding, high-yield cultivation, and sustainable dryland agriculture techniques for crops such as corn, soybean, peanuts, oil sunflower, sweet potato, and barley. Another key research area is solving major technical problems in the production of wheat and other main crops in Shanxi province.
More information: https://www.sxau.edu.cn/en/Institutes/Institute_of_Wheat.htm.
