but because modern wheat varieties get much better yields i'm corn has almost been forgotten. friedrich long as the head of wheat breeding and research at one hundred university he thinks there are lots of reasons we should be growing i'm corn it's not fussy in terms of the soil it requires he says it's resistant to many pasts and prevails over wheat but its biggest trump card is its nutritional value twice i can do no astral for a purpose push it has significantly more minerals than other cereals zinc and so many m are very important for the immune system if it were but also contains vitamin e. and lutea for. lutie in is good for the eyes it boosts vision helps to prevent macular degeneration and it strengthens the entire central nervous system which is kind of coded and that's just been discovered. in the effectively and is currently the focus of intense research what is known is that contains