Common Weed May Be 'Super Plant' That Holds Key to Drought-Resistant Crops
Published:08 Aug.2022 Source:Yale University
A common weed harbors important clues about how to create drought resistant crops in a world beset by climate change.
Yale scientists describe how Portulaca oleracea, commonly known as purslane, integrates two distinct metabolic pathways to create a novel type of photosynthesis that enables the weed to endure drought while remaining highly productive, they report August 5 in the journal Science Advances.