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Rice gene switch helps plants rebound from cold and use nitrogen more efficiently
- June 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Global climate change has increased the frequency of regional cold spells, causing substantial yield losses and even crop failure. Meanwhile, excessive nitrogen fertilizer use in agriculture has increased non-point-source pollution. Improving both stress resilience and nitrogen use efficiency has therefore become a major challenge for sustainable crop production.
Originally published at Phys.org