In A Nutshell Heat stress during wheat’s 15-day flowering window is projected to increase 32% by 2050 and 77% by 2090, while drought stress during that same period actually decreases in many regions ...

Herbicides were touted as ‘miracle’ chemicals when they changed farming practices forever in the late 1940s, but researchers are now desperate to find a more sustainable, soil-friendly and non-toxic ...

New research shows that short periods of extreme heat and drought during flowering could become one of the biggest threats to global wheat production in the coming decades. As the climate changes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study has found that rising global temperatures could lead to a sharp increase in wheat blast, a fungal disease that ...

Despite last year’s mid-harvest rains, Oklahoma had a strong wheat crop. Fruitful harvests were seen in and outside the U.S., leading to an excess of wheat worldwide and a tougher market.

An evolutionary "arms race" for light and space led to the early domestication of wheat, according to new research that could offer fresh insights into crop design. The study led by Dr. Yixiang Shan ...

(Left) Wheat grown at normal temperature. (Right) Wheat grown at moderately higher than normal temperatures. This wheat showed high levels of iron deficiency, yellower leaves, less photosynthesis, and ...