Corn dwarfed by temperature dip suitable for growing in mines, caves

Monday, May 12, 2014 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

Lowering temperatures for two hours each day reduces the height of corn without affecting its seed yield, a study shows, a technique that could be used to grow crops in controlled-environment facilities in caves and former mines. Raising the crops in isolated and enclosed environments would help prevent genetically modified pollen and seed from escaping into the ecosystem and crossing with wild plants.

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