Wheat myth debunked

[Bogweevil]

Common opinion has it that modern wheat is so reliant on fertilizer and crop protection agrochemicals that the plants now lack the hardiness needed to remain productive under harsher environmental conditions. But comprehensive new research shows that modern wheat varieties out-perform older varieties even when grown under unfavorable conditions that include low agrochemical inputs and drought stress.

https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/news/196-weizen/

 

[shakerator]

Common opinion has it that modern wheat is so reliant on fertilizer and crop protection agrochemicals that the plants now lack the hardiness needed to remain productive under harsher environmental conditions. But comprehensive new research shows that modern wheat varieties out-perform older varieties even when grown under unfavorable conditions that include low agrochemical inputs and drought stress.

https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/news/196-weizen/

Very interesting . Would like to see the definitions of “low input” and “stress” and the degree to which the analysis is multi variate

 

[yellow belly]

This backs up the work done in the uk on modern and older varieties