Drought resistant wheat named for Oct 7 victim

Israel’s Agriculture Ministry’s R&D arm, the Volcani Institute, has developed a new variety of drought-resistant “super” wheat that can be grown in the Negev desert. They named it after field-crop expert Yakov (“Ya’akobi”) Inon, who was murdered on Oct 7 2023.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-drought-resistant-wheat-variety-named-after-october-7-victim/

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