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Climate change is intensifying high temperatures, creating a critical situation in the production of essential crops worldwide, such as potatoes. In agricultural regions such as Los Lagos and La Araucanía, where temperatures peaked at over 32 degrees, this would be decreasing soil yields and threatening the economic stability of farmers. However, a scientific breakthrough led by the University of Illinois in the United States could change this panorama: these are genetically modified potatoes capable of withstanding extreme conditions, increasing their productivity by 30% without losing nutritional quality. As part of the RIPE (Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency) project, a team from the University of Illinois achieved a significant breakthrough by genetically improving the photosynthetic pathway of potatoes. This development allowed the plants to withstand extreme temperatures, increasing the mass of their tubers by 30%.

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (USA) have found a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes and tomatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store. The breakthrough could reduce food waste and improve crop production in extreme conditions, such as space. This is reported by Science Daily. It is explained that potato plants naturally produce chemicals that […]

Biologists at Brown University found what makes some types of tomatoes more heat tolerant, yielding insights that could help crops adapt to climate change. By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, biologists at Brown University identified the growth cycle phase when tomatoes are most vulnerable to extreme heat, as well as the molecular mechanisms that make the plants more heat tolerant. The discovery, detailed in a , could inform a key strategy to protect the food supply in the face of climate instability, the researchers said. Agricultural productivity is particularly vulnerable to climate change, the study noted, and rising temperatures are predicted to reduce crop yields by 2.5% to 16% for every additional 1 degree Celsius of seasonal warming.     The scientists took some lessons from evolutioneta to experiment with how best to speed up the adaptation process for varieties of tomato plants, explained study author Sorel V. Yimga Ouonkap,