Italian farmer planted mysterious seeds found in attic, discovered ancient biblical wheat with seven ears on one stalk that could help crops survive drought and climate change

• An Italian farmer who planted unidentified seeds found in his family’s attic ended up rediscovering a little-known heritage wheat variety that could offer useful lessons for agriculture facing climate change.
• As reported by Smithsonian Magazine, Claudio Grossi, a farmer near Parma in northern Italy, discovered that one of the plants growing from the seeds produced seven ears of grain on a single stalk, an unusual sight that reminded him of a passage in the Bible.
• The grain, later identified as Triticum turgidum, or poulard wheat, proved hardier than the commercial wheat varieties he was famili