Genetically Modified Root Systems Result In Plants That Survive With Little Water
Date: 5.8.2008
A part of the global **food crisis** is the inefficiency of current **irrigation methods**. More irrigated water evaporates than reaches the roots of crops, amounting to an enormous waste of water and **energy**.
Tel Aviv University researchers, however, are investigating a new solution that turns the problem upside-down, getting to the root of the issue. They are genetically modifying plants' **root systems** to improve their ability to find the water essential to their survival.
Whole article on "sciencedaily":[ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080730155346.htm]
