New Washington State University spring wheat variety named for Black family with deep roots in Washington
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New spring wheat from Washington State University yields roughly 7% more than the best varieties in the state, scientists say
  • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Know it’s in the title, but in case anyone thought they named it after a certain war criminal:

    Settler George Bush was a Black pioneer on the Oregon Trail. He aided Indigenous populations battling disease, saved fellow settlers during the famine of 1852 and helped develop what’s now the city of Tumwater, a recent Washington State University Insider story said.