Budge provided genuine 3,000-year-old tomb grains of wheat to the director of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, William Thiselton-Dyer to plant under controlled conditions. The test resulted in none germinating.
Budge presented genuine ancient wheat grains from a 3,000-year-old tomb to the Kew Gardens' chief, William Thiselton-Dyer, with the intention of cultivating them in a laboratory setting. Unfortunately, none of the seeds sprouted.