date:Sep 06, 2019
ure. Drought is already impacting yields with the European cereals harvest being hit particularly hard in 2018. A prolonged, dry and hot summer significantly impacted yields and quality.
As barley contains almost double the number of genes that humans have, characterizing one particular gene that promotes drought resistance out of 39,000 was a considerable challenge. As genetic variation is essential in plant breeding for resilience, the researchers now expect this research will be used by plan