By lifting a gene from wild rice and breeding it into domestic crops a perennial crop has been created that can live for two years or more. That could lead to rice that can produce several yields from one plant—reducing fertilizer use, locking carbon into the soil, and opening the door to multi-year crops that could dramatically transform agriculture’s climate impact.
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