Supercharged plants aim to boost food production
Story Date: 11/30/2016

 

Source: VOICE OF AMERICA NEWS, 11/28/16


Scientists have supercharged plant growth by making them more responsive to changes in light and shade. The researchers hope what they have learned by souping up experimental plants will someday help feed a hungry world. Plants turn sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into food through a process called photosynthesis.

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