Perennial Grains: Could Kernza Replace Wheat?

Dr. Russell Sharp explores perennial arable crops such as kernza, perennial rice, and sorghum; discussing their advantages (reduced tillage, deeper roots, soil health), current commercial status, and practical challenges such as lower yields, pests, and multi-year management.

The episode also covers breeding and gene-editing targets to improve traits, global research efforts, and the potential for growing perennials in hydroponic systems and niche value markets.

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Norman Borlaug — CIMMYT

Sanjaya Rajaram — CIMMYT

Surinder Vasal — CIMMYT

Ravi Prakash Singh — CIMMYT

Neelamraju G. P. Rao — Indian Agricultural Research Institute / Vasantrao Naik MAU

Gebisa Ejeta — Purdue University

Ronnie Coffman — IRRI / Cornell University

Dilbagh S. Athwal — Punjab Agricultural University / IRRI

William L. Brown — Pioneer Hi-Bred

Richard Boyles — Clemson University

John Holland — USDA Agricultural Research Service

Stephen Jones — Kansas State University

Jeffery Dahlberg — USDA Agricultural Research Service

Kulvinder Gill — University of Saskatchewan

Peter Langridge — University of Adelaide

Matthew Reynolds — CIMMYT

Mark Sorrells — Cornell University

Jorge Dubcovsky — University of California Davis

Peter Snape — NIAB

Brian Quinlan — CSIRO

Susan McCouch — Cornell University

Guoyou Ye — Huazhong Agricultural University

Rod Wing — University of Arizona

Hei Leung — International Rice Research Institute

Edgardo Ibanez — International Rice Research Institute

Rajeev Varshney — University of Queensland

David Mackill — University of California Riverside

Takuji Sasaki — Kyoto University

Qifa Zhang — Huazhong Agricultural University

Yulin Jia — USDA Agricultural Research Service

Acharya H. D. Upadhyaya — ICRISAT

Ashok Kumar — ICRISAT

Sean Mayes — ICRISAT

Ephrem Habyarimana — ICRISAT

Vijay Reddy — ICRISAT

Tim Setter — Kansas State University

David Jordan — Texas A&M University

William Rooney — Texas A&M AgriLife

Mark Burow — Texas A&M University

Amir Ibrahim — Texas A&M University

Jackie Rudd — Texas A&M University

Dirk Hays — Texas A&M University

Jesse Poland — Kansas State University

Kuldeep Singh — CIMMYT

Yiping Tong — CIMMYT

B. S. Gill — University of Missouri

Ian King — University of Adelaide

David Hodson — CIMMYT

Jose Hernandez Prado — CIMMYT

Brian Moore — University of Minnesota

Tom Blake — Montana State University

Kent McCue — USDA Agricultural Research Service

Hamlyn Jones — NIAB

Graham Moore — John Innes Centre

Tianyou Wang — Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Lijia Qu — Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS

Jianfeng Xu — Sichuan Agricultural University

Zonglie Hong — China Agricultural University

Shizhong Xu — China National Rice Research Institute

Jen-Tsung Chen — Taiwan Rice Research Institute

Chih-Hsiung Huang — Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute

Chris Proud — Rice Breeding Australia

Guy McMullen — NSW Department of Primary Industries

Maqbool Ahmad — RAGT Australia

Sam Willsmore — LongReach Plant Breeders

Vicki Kokolakis — Australian Grain Technologies

Jacob Hayes — Australian Grain Technologies

Simon Crane — Seednet

Tara King — Nuseed

Kirk Brehaut — RAGT

Kristy Hobson — NSW Department of Primary Industries

B. R. Barwale — Mahyco

Abdul Shafi Ali — Agricultural Research Center, Egypt

Getinet Gebeyehu — Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research

Bement Gashawbeza — Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center

James Owuoche — Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

Mohammed Siddig — Sudan Agricultural Research Corporation

Mahdi Ali — Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan

Ahmed Elwali — Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan

Ali Zeghida — Technical Institute of Field Crops, Algeria

S. K. Singh — Indian Agricultural Research Institute

R. K. Singh — Indian Council of Agricultural Research

M. S. Swaminathan — M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

N. K. Singh — Indian Agricultural Research Institute

A. K. Singh — ICRISAT

P. S. Rao — University of Hyderabad

S. L. Sheshshayee — ICRISAT

Bharat B. Chattoo — University of Delhi

Bruce Roe — Clemson University

Yves Vigouroux — CIRAD

Ping Yu — Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Mark Tucker — University of Nottingham

June Simpson — CSIRO

Tom Payne — CIMMYT

Brian Steffenson — University of Minnesota

Harold Stalker — USDA Agricultural Research Service

Shyamal Talukder — Texas A&M University

David Stelly — Texas A&M University

Rajaram V. — CIMMYT

Peter Snape — NIAB