Drought-tolerant plants are more and more important
The drought is one of the worst consequence of climate change, which could adversely affect the crop as well.
The key objective of plant breeders is the creation of varieties that can tolerate the hot, rainless weather. A young Hungarian researcher’s experiment can provide a solution for farmers to produce plants that can tolerance drough, because the experiment justified outstanding stress tolerance in the case of three varieties of potatoes. (agrarszektor.hu)
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