HEAT RESISTANT WHEAT

Reid Lobsinger
University Of Guelph
 CLIMATE CHANGE

• Caused by:
• Human Activity
• Carbon Emissions
• Vehicles
• Factories

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 DESCRIPTION
• A variety of wheat capable of growing in
temperature of 20°C and higher

• No heat resistant varieties on the market today

• Testing a new variety in Africa

• Heat stress damages metabolic pathways

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 TARGETS
• Farmers and Seed Companies

• Areas around the world such as:

• Southern Ontario
• Western Provinces of Canada
• Africa
• United States

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 WHY DO WE NEED THIS?
• 7.6 billion people in the world

• Expected to rise to 9.6-12.3 billion by

the year 2100

• For every 1°C that the temperatures http://sciencefacultymagazine.com/natural-

sciences-en/biology-en/population/

increase, total wheat production could

fall by 6%

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wheat-millers-face-collapse.html
 BENEFITS

• Greater Yields

• Increased Food Production

• Better Crop Survival Rate

• Fight Food Shortages Around The World

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 Reid Lobsinger
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