October 13, 2021
Professor John Cushman is researching ways to improve drought tolerance and water-use efficiency in crops by using traits from certain plants such as cactus.
John Cushman, foundation professor with the University of Nevada, Reno, has been awarded a $1.55 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on improving drought tolerance and water-use efficiency of plants to help preserve agricultural productivity in the face of rising temperatures and prolonged droughts.
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