In response to climate change, breeding has been pushing for more drought tolerance for years. But increasing climate extremes require faster solutions, in terms of cultivation technology, for example...
...Melle, Belgium, has opened a large state-of-the-art field lab that allows scientists to monitor the drought response of the entire plant from leaf to root. More than 8000m² of experimental fields a...
...ing precipitation deficit. According to the SMI, 2020 is already on the list of years of prolonged drought, and we are only at the beginning of the growing season. Belgium falls into the category o...
...f ILVO in "The World Today" on Radio 1. "Breeding is a slow activity, but since last year our first drought-resistant grasses have been on the European variety list." Specifically, that means they ...