New climate-hardy beans that produce good yields in drought conditions and poor soils go, quite literally, to the root of the problem. The new bean lines developed by CIAT and its partners are resistant to aluminium toxicity and drought, two major causes of crop failure in acid soils during times of low rainfall. Aluminum toxicity causes the stunting ofRead More …
Climate-smart crops get to the root of the problem
7 January, 2011 by (comments)Filed Under: Beans @en, Crop diversity, Crops @en