Engineering Plants to Fight Climate Change | Durham News

Scientists are racing to engineer crops with deeper roots to pull more carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground, thanks to an $18 million Bezos Earth Fund grant. Field trials are underway on soybeans and sorghum, testing their resilience to drought, carbon sequestration potential — up to one metric ton per hectare annually — and ability to reduce fertilizer runoff. If farmers embrace this tech, it could revolutionize agriculture by tackling climate change and boosting food security for a growing world population.

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