Australian Researchers Find Wheat Gene More Resilient to Hot, Dry Climate

Australian Researchers Find Wheat Gene More Resilient to Hot, Dry Climate
A farmer harvests wheat in a field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus, on June 18, 2020. Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Australian researchers have discovered a new method that could allow the growth of more wheat in harsher climates, according to a new report.

Published in the Nature Climate Change journal, the research found a potential strategy revolving around sowing wheat earlier and deeper, by taking advantage of stored soil water.