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New National Science Foundation Awards Target Breakthrough Technologies to Enhance Food Security
July 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:

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- Research aimed at advancing functional genomics and crop breeding

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Imagine crops that required less water because a "wearable sensor" could "grow" along with a plant and provide more accurate and continuous readings of its hydration. Such a sensor would allow scientists to address fundamental questions about how water is us . . .

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