Syrian seeds could save US wheat from climate menace

Ancient Syrian grass rescued from Aleppo is resistant to pests devastating American farms This article was originally published by the Yale school of forestryInside a Kansas greenhouse, a buzzing horde of flies set about laying waste to 20,000 seedlings. But as researchers watched, there was one species of growth that remained untouched - an ancient Syrian grass known as Aegilops tauschii. Now those Syrian seeds, once stored in a vault outside of Aleppo, could end up saving US wheat from the menaces of climate change. Continue reading...