How wild relatives of commercial wheat crops could hold key to tackling worsening climate impacts

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Two new studies reveal how genes from wild plants could be used to breed new climate-resilient crops

Ancient and wild relatives of wheat which have survived changing climates for millions of years could be the key to adapting commercial wheat crops to worsening climate impacts and safeguarding global...

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