TABLE 1.

Number of research projects currently funded by Wheat Initiative (WI) Strategic Research Agenda theme and country (or institution).

	Country or institution
WI strategic research agenda theme	Australia	Canada	China	CIMMYT	Spain	USA	Total
Increase wheat yield potential	6	72	30	4	1	75	188
Controlling wheat diseases and pests	1	43	9	2	–	84	139
Improving wheat tolerance to abiotic stress	2	3	–	1	1	15	22
Nutrient use efficiency	2	10	16	1	4	25	58
Agronomy and crop management	52	72	23	3	1	80	231
Ensure the supply of high quality, safe wheat products	1	24	2	–	–	26	53
Enabling technologies and shared resources	–	10	–	–	–	4	14
Knowledge exchange and education	19	4	–	–	–	18	41
Other	36	–	–	–	–	–	36
Total	119	238	80	11	7	327	782

The “Other” category included projects that were either transdisciplinary (e.g., interaction between fertility management and weed control), that focused on non-growing season management (e.g., fallow, stubble, or break-crops), or that involved crop modeling and weather-related crop stresses.