Salt Tolerant Crops Get A Little Closer
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 17:14
in Mathematics & Economics
Researchers have used genetific modification (GM) to bring salt-tolerant plants a little closer to reality. The research team – based at the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus in Australia – has used a new GM technique to contain salt in parts of the plant where it does less damage. Salinity affects agriculture worldwide, which means the results of this research could impact on world food production and security. The work has been led by researchers from the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics and the University of Adelaide's School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, in collaboration with scientists from the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK. read more
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