New Study Could Lead to Development of More Drought-Resistant Corn

ENN
Feb 7, 2025, 2:25 pm103 pts
A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn in the U.S., appear to have lost a portion of that ability, according to a Stanford-led study.

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