13.05.2012                      21.Ijar. 5772                    Tag 36 des Omer

Klimawandel:

Global warming affects cultivated cereal crops

New Worlds: Study claims to shed new light on early humans' adaptation to living on the ground.

Although farmers know better than ever how to grow food, global warming may indirectly affect our diet by diminishing the amount of available nutritients. A 28-year comparative study of wild emmer wheat and wild barley populations has revealed that these progenitors of cultivated wheat and barley, which are the best hope for crop improvement, have been affected by climate changes, which presents a real concern for their being a continued source of crop improvement….