Plants naturally adapt to grow in challenging environments. Spontaneous natural mutations produce new traits, such as drought tolerance and disease resistance, which can help the plant to thrive. But the Earth’s climate is changing faster than plants can naturally evolve, meaning that many of the plants we rely on for food are under threat. Agriculture…
Researchers from the joint laboratories of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Food and Agriculture Organization sent seeds to the International Space Station to produce plants with genetic mutations.
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