[Mariner]

“If modern wheat”

US hard red winter wheat is also called “Turkey Red”.

It’s an heirloom variety, not a hybrid. And it’s native to Anatolia and the Russian steppe.

It dominates US wheat production.

And it is a healthy food.

https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/1106f1-2100-slideshow#:~:text=Turkey%20Red%20is%20a%20hard%20winter%20wheat,Red%20seed%20wheat%20in%20chests%20and%20crocks.

[lastchance]

I don’t think it is the strain of wheat that is the problem but the depletion of minerals in the soil.