New Genomic Techniques can help develop drought-tolerant plants
17 July 2026 by Wendy WINN (DG SANTE, European Commission)Climate change is making droughts more frequent and severe. Farmers need crops that can adapt. This is where New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) can make a difference, by offering the chance to develop drought-tolerant plants. For example, rice varieties have been engineered by modifying a single...