by Olivia Paschal in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Researchers at Arkansas State University Biosciences Institute are part of a race to figure out how to create varieties of rice that can withstand the impacts of a fast-changing climate. This is part of a wider project to understand the impacts of nocturnal temperatures on crops called the Wheat and Rice Center for Heat Resilience (WRCHR), a collaboration which also includes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Kansas State University. Harkamal Walia is leading the research collaboration to develop new varieties of wheat and rice at Nebraska.
Read the full story at The Guardian at https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/01/heat-resistant-crops-hotter-night-temperatures-climate.
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/72he