Scientists from the
University of Sheffield have discovered that engineering a high yielding rice
cultivar to have reduced stomatal density, helps the crop to conserve water and
to survive high temperatures and drought.
Much of humanity
relies on rice as a food source, but rice cultivation is particularly water
intensive, using an estimated 2,500 liters of water per kilogram of rice
produced.
However, almost half of the global rice crop derives from rain fed
agricultural systems where drought and high temperatures are predicted to
become more frequent and damaging under climate change.
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