Crops could face double trouble from insects and a warming climate
Plants have evolved techniques for protecting themselves from heat and insect attacks – but when both these stresses happen at once, one defense may neutralize the other.
Nathan Havko, Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Research, Michigan State University
• conversation
April 7, 2020 • ~7 min
April 7, 2020 • ~7 min
Modern tomatoes are very different from their wild ancestors – and we found missing links in their evolution
Through genetic detective work, scientists have identified missing links in the tomato’s evolution from a wild blueberry-sized fruit in South America to the larger modern tomato of today.
Ana Caicedo, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• conversation
Jan. 30, 2020 • ~6 min
Jan. 30, 2020 • ~6 min
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