Designing Roots to Penetrate Hard Soils Could Help Climate Proof Crops

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Jul 19, 2022, 7:31 pm191 pts
Scientists have discovered how to design cereal roots able to continue growing in hard soils by altering their ability to penetrate, enabling roots to access sources of water deeper in soil, and helping ‘climate-proof’ vital crops in response to changing UK rain fall patterns.

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