The botanic matchmakers that could save our food supply
5 Sep 2022
Undomesticated plants could help their farmed cousins adapt to climate stresses, but that requires tracking them down around the world while also 'decolonizing botany'.
A deep dive exploring the unseen potential the wild flora relatives of domesticated plants have and what they can teach us about surviving adaptation and 'climatic changes'.
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