Cambridge-based scientists develop 'superwheat' [View all]

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British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%.

The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient ancestor of wheat with a modern variety to produce a new strain.

In early trials, the resulting crop seemed bigger and stronger than the current modern wheat varieties.

It will take at least five years of tests and regulatory approval before it is harvested by farmers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22498274

NB The process required no genetic modification of the crops.