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Developing Hardier, Weather-Resistant Crops

February 10, 2012

The idea of watching plants sprout may not sound too exciting, but the idea could grow on you if you spend a little time with Edgar Spalding and his time-lapse cameras. With support from the National Science Foundation, Spalding is researching how to create hardier strains of crops, such as corn.  credit:  NSF