A First Step to Drought Tolerant Crops – Salk Institute Charts Course, Uncovering ‘Magical Property of Plants’

Drought cuts down harvests every year, but new local research may allow farmers to maximize their output even as water becomes more scarce.

A team at the Salk Institute investigating plant aging has charted a new path to drought-tolerant crops. While the broader scientific community is packed with research on human aging, they have found plants approach the process very differently.