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Wheat

Wheat is a grass that is cultivated worldwide.

Globally, it is the second-largest cereal crop behind maize; the third being rice.

Wheat grain is a staple food used to make flour, livestock feed and as an ingredient in the brewing of beer.

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June 15, 2005 — Wheat should be next in line for the genome sequencing process. The complete sequence of common wheat holds the key to genetic improvements that will allow growers to meet the growing demand for ... read more

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Apr. 6, 2005 — Nearly 40 percent of the world's arable land is too acidic to grow wheat, mainly because of high aluminum levels in the soil. But an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist hopes to make ... read more

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Jan. 5, 2005 — Whole-grain foods are often touted for their health benefits. But for people with wheat allergies—or those whose bodies cannot tolerate certain proteins in wheat, rye and barley—trying to get ... read more

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Jan. 6, 2005 — Since buyers will pay a premium for high-quality wheat, farmers need to not only grow it, but also know which exact locations in their fields have the wheat that buyers desire. Over the past decade, ... read more

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Sep. 4, 2015 — A fourth wheat gene governing vernalization -- the biological process requiring cold temperatures to trigger flower formation -- has been identified, giving plant breeders one more tool for ... read more

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Aug. 12, 2008 — Scientists are investigating ways of controlling a devastating new wheat disease strain which could lead to a global wheat production and food supply ... read more

Potential Way of Controlling Leaf Blotch Disease in Wheat

Feb. 5, 2015 — A genetic mechanism that could stop the spread of a 'devastating' disease threatening wheat crops has been found by researchers. Septoria leaf blotch (STB) is caused by a fungus and is seen ... read more

Finland: Wheat Harvest Turned Larger Than Oat for the First Time in a Century

Feb. 26, 2015 — On the average, the Finnish grain crop harvest has been over four billion kilograms every other year in the 2000s. In 2014, this figure was exceeded for the seventh time. For the first time in the ... read more

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