To eliminate hunger and malnutrition, genetic resources for cereals with high grain protein content, grain yield, and other quality traits are needed. A diverse and representative set of bread wheat genetic resources is extracted from national genebank of India. We evaluated this diverse core collection across multiple environments to find novel and stable high yielding germplasm with superior grain quality for further use.

The novel pyruvate dehydrogenase herbicide HW-3 is highly effective against the broad-leaved weeds and safe for use on three varieties of corn plants based on a selectivity index. The mechanism of action and selective mechanism of HW-3 were preliminarily clarified. This work provides a reference for the commercial application of HW-3.