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Turkey: A handful of ancestral wheat seeds in ruins reached nearly 70 tons in 8 years

Wheat
Turkiye
Published Aug 12, 2022

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A handful of wheat was found in the wreckage of a building in Sivas, which was destroyed by businessman Sedat Çoşkun from Zara 8 years ago. In the examination, it was understood that the ancestral seed, which was thought to have been lost in Anatolia, was Abyssinian wheat. It was seen that the grains thought to be in the wreckage for centuries were higher in protein and more resistant to diseases than today's wheat varieties. Zara Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association and Zara Foundation took care of the seeds.

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The amount of seeds was increased by planting germinated seeds. All the seeds obtained were planted and spread over an area of 350 acres in 8 years. In the study that started with a handful of wheat seeds, the amount of seeds was increased to approximately 70 tons at the end of 8 years. HARVEST IS MADE WITH CEREMONY The ancestral wheat, which was planted in the village of Yukarı Sedille in the Zara district of Sivas, was harvested with a ceremony held today. Many people attended the ceremony, especially Sivas Governor Yılmaz Şimşek. Governor Şimşek thanked those who contributed in his speech and said, "This is a really good work pioneered by our Zara Foundation and ZASİAD. Our academics also supported us and we are harvesting our ancestral seed, local and national seed, Abyssinian wheat, a variety unique to this region. Our aim is this. to protect our domestic and national seed variety, to promote it and to expand its cultivation. I want to encourage our farmers in this regard. It ...
Source: Sondakika
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