Researchers at New York University have discovered how each gene in the rice genome senses and responds to combinations of water and nutrients. The genes may help breeders develop rice varieties that require less fertilizers and water to grow.
The finding could lead to ways to engineer rice crops to grow in various soils that now may be marginal, too dry, or lack the necessary nutrients to sustain rice growth.
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