Wheat in 2025: challenges for sustainable production and consumption

Shewry, P. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6205-2517 (2025) Wheat in 2025: challenges for sustainable production and consumption. Journal of Experimental Botany. eraf514. ISSN 1460-2431 doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraf514

Abstract/Summary

Wheat is the dominant food crop in its contribution to global nutrition and production has, and may continue to, increase in line with the increase in the global population. However, the production of wheat for breadmaking in Western Europe and other countries with high input systems is highly dependent on nitrogen fertilisation in order to produce grain with high protein content, raising concerns about sustainability and adverse impacts on the environment. In addition, the consumption of wheat is decreasing in some countries due to concerns about adverse effects of wheat, and particularly gluten, on health. The scientific basis for these concerns is discussed and strategies proposed to reduce nitrogen inputs for breadmaking and address the concerns of consumers.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/127314
Identification Number/DOI	10.1093/jxb/eraf514
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Crop Science
Publisher	Oxford University Press
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