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Wheat breeding and our food supply

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The capacity of the United States to produce wheat has been greatly increased through research. Improved varieties and better ways of growing them have made higher acre yields possible and have reduced losses caused by many wheat pests.

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Reitz, L.P. Wheat breeding and our food supply. Econ Bot 8, 251–268 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984894

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