Jun 21, 2016
New crop varieties 'can't keep up with global warming' - BBC News
The current pipeline for breeding climate-ready maize varieties is not keeping pace with the rate of climate change, according to a new study by Andy Challinor from the Priestley International Centre for Climate at the University of Leeds, and researchers from Leeds, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Maize and Improvement Center (CIMMYT).