New ways to make stronger crops
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Agriculture & Forestry Innovation Funding Researchers Marie Skłodowska Curie actions Sustainable agriculture and forestry Germany Ireland Netherlands United Kingdomdate: 11/08/2016
Project: Genetic and molecular priming approaches...
acronym: CropStrengthen
See also: CORDIS
EU-funded research is helping to create a secure, sustainable and safe means of food production.
CropStrengthen is one such project. CropStrengthen aims to increase understanding of the molecular basis of abiotic stress tolerance in crops (resistance to non-living environmental factors e.g. drought), and to provide two alternatives to current strategies for increasing food production.