Worldwide biotech quest for drought resistance in crops

“Around the world, researchers are working to create genetically modified crop varieties that can withstand severe drought, expected more often with climate change, or thrive on arid lands now considered unsuitable for farming,” writes Matt Weiser for Ensia. The approaches are manifold. At Emory, scientist Roger Deal is studying how a close relative of alfalfa… » Read More

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