The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative’s (BGRI) virtual technical workshop will be held virtually Oct. 7-9. As part of the virtual workshop, researchers from Cornell University, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, and the John Innes Centre will be joined alongside presenters from Ethiopia, Kenya, India, Australia, Finland, Mexico, the United Kingdom and United States to discuss the most pressing challenges facing global wheat security.

Areas of discussion are expected to include:

• breeding technologies;
• disease surveillance;
• molecular host-pathogen interaction;
• disease resistance; and
• gene stewardship.

For more information or to register, visit the event website.