Extreme environments as sources of fungal endophytes mitigating climate change impacts on crops in Mediterranean‐type ecosystems

Extreme environments as sources of fungal endophytes mitigating climate change impacts on crops in Mediterranean‐type ecosystems

Societal Impact Statement Climate change is predicted to increase drought and soil salinity in Mediterranean‐type ecosystems (MTEs), posing a significant threat to global food security. Genetic modification of crops to counteract this threat is expensive and has not met with universal support, and a...

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Main Authors: Gabriel I. Ballesteros, Kevin K. Newsham, Ian S. Acuña‐Rodríguez, Cristian Atala, Cristian Torres‐Díaz, Marco A. Molina‐Montenegro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Plants, People, Planet
Subjects:
climate change
crop production
drought
extremophiles
fungal endophytes
global food security
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10415

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