Mung Bean s Evolution Offers Clues for Climate Change Cultivation miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Historic Journey of Mung Bean: Evolution, Migration, Climate Adaptation miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The humble mung bean has sustained civilizations for more than 4,500 years during its cultivation across Asia. USC Dornsife researchers discovered a distinct cultivation path, revealing influential factors in the crop’s expansion. Two distinct variants of the crop were identified, each capable of adapting to specific geographic locations: one thrives in short growing seasons and extreme heat, while the other exhibits drought tolerance. These findings offer crop breeders and the millions of people who rely on this food supply a future in the face of climate change projections.