Wheat is one of the most important staple food crops of the world, occupying
17% (one-sixth) of crop acreage world wide, feeding about 40% (nearly half) of the world population and providing 20% (one-fifth) of total food calories and protein in human nutrition1. Global wheat production has been under threat in recent years from increasing demand and climate change.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/wheat-genome-sequence-challenges-and-success
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/satish-kumar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chandan-kumar-singh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rajib-bandopadhyay
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-breeding
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research