date:May 16, 2013
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Over the next 50 years, said NIAB, the world needs to grow more wheat than has been produced in the 10,000 years since agriculture began - but wheat yields are showing signs of reaching a plateau; the national average UK wheat yield on-farm has stalled at around 8t/ha for the past 12 years.
The original ancient cross has, so far, provided the genetic basis for all todays modern wheat varieties, said NIAB CEO Dr Tina Barsby. Over the years, domestication of the wheat plant has increased