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Work starts to develop drought-resilient crops

Work is underway at Harper Adams University to develop crops which can withstand drought stress in a bid to boost food security. Professor of Crop Science Jim Monaghan, director of…

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Work starts to develop drought-resilient crops

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Work is underway at Harper Adams University to develop crops which can withstand drought stress in a bid to boost food security. Professor of Crop Science Jim Monaghan, director of the university’s Centre for Crop and Environmental Science, said: “We are growing crops in the most challenging conditions for generations. “For some areas of Southern England, July of 2026 has been pronounced the driest month ever recorded by the Met Office. In addition to these exceedingly dry conditions, heatwaves have also been a regular occurrence throughout spring and summer. “Both lack of rainfall and abnormally high temperatures are detrimental to…