Raising the water productivity of crops, such that they yield more with less water, is one route to raising food production over the coming century. To achieve this goal, breeders must look beyond the conservative strategies that plants employ to cope with drought in the wild.
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Davies, W., Bennett, M. Achieving more crop per drop. Nature Plants 1, 15118 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.118
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