As regular readers of this blog know, I'm growing a rare heirloom variety of wheat called Frassinetto this year. This is my first experience growing wheat and so when I see a headline about wheat it catches my eye.
According to researchers at Stanford University in California, it appears that global warming is having a greater impact than expected on yields of wheat. Using satellite photography, scientists have determined that warmer weather is causing wheat in India to mature too quickly. The impact of this premature ageing is to reduce both the yield and the quality of the wheat harvested.
So how much wheat is being effected in this way? As much as 50% of the worlds wheat may be at risk due to warming.
To learn more about this, check out this article published in the New Scientist.
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