Yale: Common Weed May Be 'Super Plant' That Holds Key to Drought-Resistant Crops
August 06, 2022
August 06, 2022
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
A common weed harbors important clues about how to create drought resistant crops in a world beset by climate change. Yale scientists describe how Portulaca oleracea, commonly known as purslane, integrates two distinct metabolic pathways to create a novel type of photosynthesis that enables the weed to endure drought while remaining highly productive, they report August 5 in the journal Science Adv . . .
A common weed harbors important clues about how to create drought resistant crops in a world beset by climate change. Yale scientists describe how Portulaca oleracea, commonly known as purslane, integrates two distinct metabolic pathways to create a novel type of photosynthesis that enables the weed to endure drought while remaining highly productive, they report August 5 in the journal Science Adv . . .