Bioengineering nitrogen acquisition in rice: can novel initiatives in rice genomics and physiology contribute to global food security?

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Rice is the most important crop species on earth, providing staple food for 70% of the world's human population. Over the past four decades, successes in classical breeding, fertilization, pest control, irrigation and expansion of arable land have massively increased global rice production, enabling crop scientists and farmers to stave off anticipated famines. If current projections for human population growth...

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