Researchers Uncover Genetic Goldmine Underlying Plant Resilience in Extreme Desert Environment nyu.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nyu.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
How plants survive in the Atacama desert echo.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from echo.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As the climate on our planet becomes drier, it is important to understand how crops can be grown on arid, nutrient-poor soil under harsh environmental conditions such as intense radiation, high salinity and large fluctuations of temperatures. Toward this aim, an international team of scientists have collected, sequenced and analyzed dominant plant species and soil microbes at different vegetational areas and elevations in the Atacama Desert in Chile.