MSU durum team developing intermediate height semi-dwarfs

Sue Roesler
Aug 27, 2024
Aug 27, 2024

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SIDNEY, Mont. – New durum experimentals are growing across the state in side-by-side variety nurseries with released varieties as Mike Giroux, durum breeder and head of the Montana State University (MSU) Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology Department, makes selections that will lead to the kind of durum export markets need.

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