Thursday 24 April 2014

Building Better Soybeans for a Hot, Dry, Hungry World

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Building Better Soybeans for a Hot, Dry, Hungry World
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 22, 2014 - A new study shows that soybean plants can be redesigned to increase crop yields while requiring less water and helping to offset greenhouse gas warming. The study is the first to demonstrate that a major food crop can be modified to meet multiple goals at the same time. The study, led by Darren Drewry of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., used an advanced vegetation model ... more


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