Many wild varieties of wheat have higher concentrations of protein, iron, and zinc than domesticated wheat does. Researchers have now identified and cloned a gene that increases wild wheat’s ...

Wild wheat has not been domesticated, so it cannot be used directly in breeding, but it contains useful diversity to respond to environmental threats.

Wild relatives of wheat, humanity's most widely grown crop, could provide a solution to adapting to the climate crisis. Farmers face unpredictable rainfall patterns, droughts, heat waves, and ...

Wheat is a staple crop that provides 20% of the world population's caloric and human protein intake. Although wheat is essential for human and livestock diets, these plants are continuously preyed ...

Wheat has more protein than corn, giving it 5-10% higher feed value according to Kansas State University researchers. This higher feed value allows for wheat to trade a bit higher than corn and ...

Wild wheat has not been domesticated, so it cannot be used directly in breeding, but it contains useful diversity to respond to environmental threats. This makes it ideal for learning new methods ...