Israel’s wild wheat can feed the world

Video to accompany my previous article about how Israel’s NRGene mapped out the genome of wild Emmer wheat, with its promise of new hardy and resistant strains. Emmer wheat – the ancestor of modern wheat – was discovered in 1906 by Aaron Aaronsohn in pre-state Israel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iye4YeKwvU8

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