The research will focus on the current two main threats to the cereal crop: wheat bulb flies that attack the roots, and cereal aphids that tackle the tops of plants.

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This is where genetically modified wheat is being grown, part of an experiment to see if the plants can repel a common pest, aphids, without having to resort to insecticide.

BBC: Fortress security for GM wheat trial