悉尼大学育种所的小麦改良工作是1959年澳大利亚新南威尔士小麦研究基金会在纳拉布赖建立西北小麦研究所开始的,起初的研究课题是面向各赞助单位,以有利于小麦加工业。该研究所自从得到悉尼大学和代表澳大利亚生产者各团体的支助和指导时起(1966—1977年 The wheat improvement work at the University of Sydney Breeding Office began in 1959 when the New South Wales Wheat Research Foundation in Australia established the Northwestern Wheat Research Institute in Nambula, and its initial research project was to target sponsors for the wheat processing industry. The Institute has received its support and guidance from the University of Sydney and on behalf of Australian producers’ groups (1966-1977