World nourishment at risk of being diminished: Wild cereals threatened by global warming
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:03
in Earth & Climate
A 28-year comparative study of wild emmer wheat and wild barley populations has revealed that these progenitors of cultivated wheat and barley, which are the best hope for crop improvement, have undergone changes over this period of global warming. The changes present a real concern for their being a continued source of crop improvement.