Protecting the food crops of the future
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 05:35
in Biology & Nature
Biologists are investigating how to control when plants flower - to help farmers reap a bumper harvest. The University of Leeds team will also investigate whether the flowering process can be made more robust and able to withstand predicted changes in the climate...
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