Inter Press Service: British researchers are working on techniques to improve seeds chances of surviving drought by tapping the potential of little-known proteins that regulate water intake.
Lorenzo Frigerio and other plant scientists at the University of Warwick are researching seeds that would use water more sparingly and in turn boost crop defences against climate change in fast- growing developing nations that are the most vulnerable to freshwater shortages and food insecurity.
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Seed Proteins May Help Plants Weather Drought
Posted by Inter Press Service: Timothy Spence on May 11th, 2011
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