BASEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 16, 2026-- Wheat is the world’s most genetically complex staple crop, with the wheat genome nearly six times the size of the human genome – making it the most challenging of the world’s staple crops to sequence or study. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260216588366/en/ Syngenta, a world leader in agricultural innovation, is leading the race to leverage advances in genetic technologies, improving wheat’s productivity and resilience while taking wheat breeding to the next level.