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Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University discovered that they could grow more stress-tolerant rice even in saline soil by regulating a hormone called gibberellin with a “new post-Green Revolution gene”.
“In this study, we have proposed a previously unknown concept that precise regulation of gibberellin at optimal medium levels is the preferred solution to confer high grain yield and tolerance to alkali–thermal stresses simultaneously.”
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Great wall of Taklamakan: China surrounds its largest desert with green belt
Great wall of Taklamakan: China surrounds its largest desert with green belt
The discovery of genes such as the semi-dwarf 1, which modulates gibberellic acid biosynthesis, helped to increase food production and security. However, poor agricultural management practices such as the overuse of pesticides and fertilisers have led to soil degradation.
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