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Developing Drought-Tolerant Crops by Waseem Haider is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Drought is a major environmental stress that causes significant crop losses worldwide. Developing drought tolerant crops through biotechnology can help farmers get more crop per drop of water. Techniques like marker-assisted breeding and introducing genes from drought tolerant plants are being used to develop crops like maize that maintain yields even under drought conditions. Projects like Water Efficient Maize for Africa aim to increase maize yields in drought areas of sub-Saharan Africa by 25% over 10 ye
- Author
- Waseem Haider
- Language
- EN