El País: Wild Wheat - The Key to Food Security in a Warming World
30 September 2024
Farmers have saved a billion liters of fungicide through disease-resistant wheat varieties, which owe their resilience to genes from wild relatives. However, climate change and evolving pathogens require further research into genetic diversity to ensure future food security. Enhanced investment in next-generation breeding tools could revolutionize wheat production, reduce agrochemical use, and improve environmental sustainability. These efforts, including harnessing beneficial microbial interactions from wild relatives, were highlighted in El País by Matthew Reynolds, Victor Kommerell, and Benjamin Kilian, experts at CIMMYT and the Crop Trust.
Categories: For The Press, Crop Trust in the News, BOLD, Crop Wild Relatives, Wheat, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture