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'Plant teams' may help feed a rising population, researchers say

'Plant teams' may help feed a rising population, researchers say

14 Jun 2017

The DIVERSify research team (c) James Hutton Institute
"This is a great opportunity to use our leading scientific expertise to make a positive and practical contribution to the sustainability of our food production systems"
DIVERSify will focus on 'plant teams' (c) James Hutton Institute

A new research initiative led by Scotland’s James Hutton Institute is set to explore innovative mixed-species crop systems, or ‘plant teams’, in a drive to tackle a global challenge: how to feed a growing population from finite resources without wrecking our planet. The €5m DIVERSify project, short for ‘Designing InnoVative plant teams for Ecosystem Resilience and agricultural Sustainability’, aims to optimise the performance of cereals grown with legumes.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute