date:Sep 06, 2019
pace and we experience more extreme seasons, it is essential that we can maintain continuity of supply. This is significant for key industries like Scotch whiskey, one of the UKs leading export items. Our project focused specifically on barley; one of the three ingredients used in the production of Scotch whiskey, says Dr. Peter Morris from the Institute of Earth and Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University.
He notes that the finding will allow more drought-resistant crops to be bred in the fut