Natural extracts boost drought resistance in lettuce and broccoli

Natural extracts boost drought resistance in lettuce and broccoli

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, in collaboration with the company Caldic Ibérica, has developed a product based on four natural extracts from different plants and algae that stimulates the resistance of lettuce to salinity and drought, a growing problem in Mediterranean agriculture. A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, in collaboration with the company Caldic Ibérica, has developed a product based on four natural extracts from different plants and algae that stimulates the resistance of lettuce to salinity and drought, a growing problem in Mediterranean agriculture. Molecular & Computational biology Agriculture Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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