New Drought-tolerant Plants Offer Hope for Warming World

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Researchers Rosa Rivero and Eduardo Blumwald inspect a drought-tolerant tobacco plant. (Karin HigginsUC Davis photo)
Researchers Rosa Rivero and Eduardo Blumwald inspect a drought-tolerant tobacco plant. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis photo)

Genetically engineered crop plants that survive droughts and can grow with 70 percent less irrigation water have been developed by an international team led by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The discovery offers hope for global agriculture that is already grappling with limited and variable water supplies.


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