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Turf grass is actually a cousin of maize; when researchers grew the two side-by-side, they discovered an enzyme key to growing crops in nutrient-poor soil.
Experiments show grass’s resilience-building tricks work for corn, too LINCOLN, Neb. Grass is famously resilient. But Paspalum vaginatum, a species better known as seashore paspalum, can tolerate stresses diverse and deadly enough to rival camels.
A turfgrass used by the World Cup can tolerate diverse and deadly stresses, and now, studies reveal that this grass’s resiliency tricks work for corn, too.