Desert-bred wheat from Sharjah outperforms global standards as demand grows for climate-resilient crops

SHARJAH, UAE, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharjah has achieved a breakthrough in desert wheat cultivation, producing plants with protein levels nearly twice the global soft-wheat average and yields above international benchmarks, a result that researchers say marks significant progress in crop breeding for arid regions. Second-generation plants from Sharjah's wheat development project recorded eight spikes per plant, surpassing the internationally recognised benchmark of seven. The crop achieve