Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Creating a broccoli for all seasons to hedge against climate change

Scientists at UK's John Innes Center are growing broccoli that doesn't require a period of cold ...

The last time food was rationed in England, Winston Churchill was still prime minister of the country. Earlier this month, however, Britons experienced a blast from the past as bad weather in Spain caused a severe vegetable shortage in the UK, leading some supermarkets to ration the number of greens that customers could buy. But could creating a new line of broccoli for all seasons help avert another veggie crisis, the next time the rain in Spain becomes a pain?

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