Plant agrodiversity to the rescue

Samuel Pironon () and Marybel Soto Gomez
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Samuel Pironon: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Marybel Soto Gomez: University of British Columbia

Nature Climate Change, 2021, vol. 11, issue 1, 6-8

Abstract: Agricultural systems are vulnerable to climate change, and global reservoirs of plant genetic diversity are proving to be a valuable means of crop adaptation. A study now shows that production of sweet potato is at risk from extreme heat events, but a few tolerant cultivars can still thrive and potentially provide climate resilience.

Date: 2021
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