Durum Wheat
Durum Wheat Production
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Objectives
Breeding Methods
   Modified Pedigree Method
   Doubled Haploid
   Marker-assisted Breeding
Breeding for Agronomic Traits
   Grain yield
   Plant height
   Maturity
Breeding for Disease Resistance
   Fusarium head blight
   Tan spot
   Rusts
Breeding for Quality Traits
   Color
   Grain protein
   Complete quality traits
Durum Wheat Varieties
   Divide 2005
   Grenora 2005
   Alkabo 2005
   Dilse 2002
   Pierce 2001
   Lebsock 1999
   Plaza 1999
   Maier 1998
   Mountrail 1998
   Belzer 1997
   Ben 1996
   Munich 1995
   All NDSU durum releases
Durum Wheat Products
   Pasta Products
   Couscous
   Bulgur
   Frekeh or Firik
   Breakfast cereal
   Durum Wheat Bread
   Desserts

Graduate Students

• Wesam AbuHammad, M.S. 2008. Determine the relationship among various tests on semolina and spaghetti quality.
• Mellisa Huhn, Ph.D. 2007. Genetic mapping of Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat populations derived fro resistant Tunisian parents.
• S. Bhamidimarri, Ph.D, 2007. Mapping of Sumai-3 source durum wheat of resistance to Fusarium head blight in durum wheat.
• Ms. Xin Xu, M.S. 2005. Mapping gluten strength in durum wheat.
• Jean Robert Gelin. P.h.D. 2002. Identification of molecular markers associated with pre-harvest sprouting resistance in durum wheat.
• Carla Otto, M.S. 2000. Identification of molecular markers associated with Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat.
• Jose Luis Gonzalez, Ph.D. 2000. Identification of molecular markers associated with high protein content in Langdon 5B substitution lines.
• Ann Heize, M.S. 1999. Influence of high and low drying temperatures on end-products quality of durum wheat.
• Peng Chee, Ph.D. 1998. Identification of molecular markers associated with high protein content in durum wheat.
• Craig M. Rystedt, M.S. 1995. Inheritance of resistance to tan spot of three elite durum Lines.
• Oscar-Arcega Olmedo, Ph.D. 1994. Recurrent selection for grain yield in durum wheat.
• Debra K. Steiger, Ph.D. 1993 Evaluation of lines derived from crosses of Langdon (Triticum dicoccoides) substitution lines to a common durum wheat.
• Nasserlehaq Nsarellah, Ph.D.  1992. Evaluation of tan spot in North Dakota and Morocco.