The Science Behind Your Salad

Wheat Part Two

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In this, the second episode exploring the importance of wheat as a crop globally, we discover the ways in which farmers can safeguard their crops against a host of challenges such as the weather and crop diseases.

The end result of all of the toil spent by the farmers around the globe working on their wheat crops? Fantastic tasting bread, pasta, cakes, biscuits and even beer.

Jane Craigie bakes her own bread and whilst doing so meets a super-hero in the world of wheat: Revysol!

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