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To future-proof our crops from drought, look to the Australian deserts
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Phys.org
Publication Date
2016-08-19
It was in the mid-20th century when the American agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug showed us how to make wheat and rice stems shorter, to increase their yield. He's often referred to as the Father of the Green Revolution and his breakthrough meant food was suddenly more abundant across much of the world.
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http://phys.org/news/2016-08-future-proof-crops-drought-australian.html