A new study from the University of Queensland (UQ) debunks the myth that modern strains of wheat are overbred, vulnerable varieties that are heavily dependent on pesticides and fertilizers. By looking at five decades of wheat breeding in Europe, a team led Kai Voss-Fels found that modern wheat outperformed older strains in side-by-side field trials under optimum and poor conditions.
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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2WSJxnF
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