PECATONICA, Ill. — Heirloom and ancient grains are grown on Hazzard Free Farm without any chemical pesticides. “Corn is my specialty, but I also grow wheat, oats, rye, barley and dry beans,” said ...
From the Dakotas to Texas, wheat acres have been on the decline, due to higher temperatures, drought and farmers shifting to ...
(Left) Wheat grown at normal temperature. (Right) Wheat grown at moderately higher than normal temperatures. This wheat showed high levels of iron deficiency, yellower leaves, less photosynthesis, and ...
Wheat is one of the world’s most important crops, providing roughly 20% of humanity’s calories and protein. But it is also one of its most vulnerable crops; the twin pressures of climate change and ...
Both production and consumption of wheat could reach record highs in the 2025/26 crop year. Rising temperatures could significantly increase the amount of land that is suitable for wheat cultivation.
Researchers led by Keiichi Mochida at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have discovered that extended periods of high stress lead to iron deficiency and stunted growth ...