Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Wheat grain running through hands in the grain store at Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August. Did you know? Wheat was one of the first cultivated plants, which humans began farm...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / A farmer lifting wheat grain into his hands for inspection in the grain store at Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August

Pascal Tordeux / Unripe Wheat (Triticum sativum) against a white background. From Picardie, France, May.

Toby Roxburgh / Wind blowing over Wheat (Triticum genus) field in summer, England, July 2009.

Toby Roxburgh / Wind blowing over Wheat (Triticum genus) field in summer, England, July 2009.

David Woodfall / Ripening wheat ( Triticum sp) at sunset. Severn Estuary. England, August 2009

Doug Wechsler / Spelt grain (Triticum spelta) a relative of wheat, hexaploid species cultivated in limited quantities, USA

Doug Wechsler / Kamut wheat (Triticum sp) marketed under tradename of Kamut by Kamut International; cultivar name QK-77, a large grain similar to durum wheat, USA

Gary K. Smith / Round straw bales (Triticum genus) in traditional harvest scene with village church in background, Wighton, North Norfolk, England, August

Philippe Clement / Barley {Hordeum vulgare} ripening in field, France

Jose B. Ruiz / Durum wheat {Triticum surum} Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Durum wheat {Triticum surum} Spain

Nigel Cattlin / Wheat leaves (Triticum sp) with Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV). Montana, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Head Scab / Ear Blight (Fusarium sp) infection on Bearded Wheat ear (Triticum sp). Minnesota, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Tan Spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis) lesions on Wheat leaves (Triticum sp). Kansas, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopa) larva stripping the epidermis of a Wheat leaf, Devon, UK