Scientists hunt wild relatives of food crops to bolster defences

PHYSorg
Dec 3, 2019, 2:54 am430 pts
Scientists have been on a global search for the wild relatives of our food crops, hoping to bolster their defences against disease and climate change, a study showed Tuesday.

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