A strain of wheat developed by researchers at the Andalas University School of Agriculture in Padang, West Sumatra-the Galur SO-3, or GURI 6 UNAND-has been identified as one of four superior varieties of wheat by the Cereal Plant Research Center last November.

"Through such foods as noodles and cereals, wheat has entered the lives of rural communities," said Irfan, a professor at Andalas University's Agriculture School in mid-March. He added that h