Dr. Pierre Hucl – 2025 Clark Newman Clayton Award Recipient
Dr. Pierre Hucl is an internationally recognized leader in plant breeding whose work has had a profound impact on food security and sustainable agriculture.
By Canadian Seed Growers AssociationAs a wheat breeder at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) and a professor in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Dr. Hucl has played a critical role in increasing wheat productivity in Western Canada. Since joining the CDC in 1990, he has led the development and release of over 90 new crop varieties, specializing in bread wheat, specialty wheats, triticale and canaryseed breeding and genetics.
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