ApocaDocs: Research Finds Way To Double Rice Crops In Drought-stricken Areas

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	Research Finds Way To Double Rice Crops In Drought-stricken Areas http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1227375449 University of Alberta research has yielded a way to double the output of rice crops in some of the world's poorest, most distressed areas. Jerome Bernier, a PhD student in the U of A Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, has found a group of genes in rice that enables a yield of up to 100 per cent more in severe drought conditions. The discovery marks the first time this group of genes in rice has been identified, and could potentially bring relief to farmers in countries like India and Thailand, where rice crops are regularly faced with drought. Rice is the number one crop consumed by humans annually.

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