Flood-tolerant rice plants can also survive drought, say UC Riverside scientists
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
Rice, which is sensitive to drought due to its high water requirement, is particularly vulnerable to how global climate change is altering the frequency and magnitude of floods and droughts. If rice plants' combined tolerance to flooding and drought could be improved, however, rice productivity could be protected and even substantially increased...