Engineering plants for better root microbiomes would unlock land for staple crops

A Stanford University team led by associate professor of chemical engineering Elizabeth Sattely is developing genetically engineered plants that can better absorb iron from the soil. By making it easier to ingest the trace mineral, it may be possible to open up the roughly one-third of the world's arable land that is unsuitable for growing staples like maize and soybeans.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Bioengineering
• Crops
• DNA
• Genetic engineering
• Plants
• Stanford University

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