Source: CropLife International Plant Science Post – July 2016

Semi-dwarf wheat is the dominant variety of wheat grown today, accounting for about 99 percent of global wheat acreage. It was developed in Mexico in the mid-1940s-50s by Dr. Norman Borlaug, geneticist, plant pathologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, as a way to increase wheat yields and make the country more self-sufficient in food production. Continue reading…