Editors Alain P. Bonjean, William J. Angus and Maarten van Ginkel, along with their coauthors world-wide, are all internationally recognized scientists involved with the wheat crop. Alain P. Bonjean is Limagrain's Corporate Head of Strategic Information ; William J. Angus is Managing Director of Angus Wheat Consultants Ltd ; Maarten van Ginkel is an International Consultant Breeder with Seed Co, Kenya.
Limagrain, sponsors of The World Wheat Book, is the largest seed company in the European Union, and the fourth largest in the world. Founded in the Auvergne region of France, Limagrain is a breeder and producer of plant varieties, sells seeds to farmers, market gardeners and home gardeners, and has translated much of this "know-how" to the markets for food ingredients and bakery products. Innovation has always been at the heart of the evolution of agriculture, and today Limagrain is benefiting from its research investment in plant breeding and biotechnology.
New technologies are now taking their place alongside traditional breeding strategies to accelerate the development of new wheat varieties across the world. By sponsoring The World Wheat Book, Limagrain recognizes the value of cooperation and the exchange of knowledge amongst all involved with plant breeding and offers this third volume as a contribution to the continuing story of wheat worldwide.