Improving flowers to help feed the world

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A rising world population means we’ll need more food in the coming years. But much of our food relies on insect pollination, and insects are in decline around the world. Can we make flowers better at being pollinated, to help solve this problem? Research from the Glover Lab (https://twitter.com/Beverley_CUBG) in the Department of Plant Sciences (https://twitter.com/PlantSci) Researchers: Jake Moscrop (https://twitter.com/JakeMoscrop1) and Hamish Symington (https://twitter.com/HamishSymington) Research funded by BBSRC (https://twitter.com/BBSRC) Video funded by EIT Food (https://twitter.com/EIT_Food) Video produced by Orinoco Communications (https://twitter.com/OrinocoComms)

Published 2020-01-21 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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