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Breakthrough in hybridization for global grain

Farmers have known for a century that hybrids – offspring formed from crossing genetically distinct male and female parents – can deliver stronger yields and greater resilience than varietal inbred plants. Now, after years of focused research, Vylor teams have unlocked a breakthrough hybridization technology for wheat – one designed to potentially raise productivity and profit for farmers while helping meet the food needs of a growing population.
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Helping farmers unlock yield & stability

Wheat is the second most consumed grain globally (after rice) and the largest acre crop worldwide – but for decades, major breeding technology advances have lagged behind other crops because of the complexity of the wheat genome.1 Our new XpediteTM hybrid wheat breeding system has the potential to deliver a step-change in yield and stability – progress that could take a decade or more through varietal breeding alone – helping farmers capture more productivity, more consistently.
At the core is our industry leading marker-assisted selection capability, which uses insights from wheat DNA to identify winning combinations of native traits faster, advance the right parents with confidence, and accelerate the path from discovery to performance in the field.
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New hybrids set for North America this decade

We continue to make progress with our proprietary XpediteTM hybrid wheat system, bringing a new era of wheat performance closer to reality. We expect farmers in the U.S. to plant our first Hard Red Winter wheat hybrids in the fall of 2027.
As we build toward launch, our focus stays constant: help farmers win with hybrids that deliver higher yield potential, stronger standability and resilience, and dependable performance across environments and grain quality across market classes. This is more than an incremental improvement – it’s the start of a transformation in how wheat is bred, produced, and delivered.

1 US Department of Agriculture Foreign Ag Service