EO4Cerealstress – Theme 3: Crop response to multiple stressors
Prime company: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (GB)Despite advances in agricultural production, approximately 800 million people around the globe still face severe food insecurity. Biotic and abiotic agricultural stressors reduce and limit productivity (e.g., yield reduction) and ecosystem services (e.g., loss of carbon sequestration). These devastating impacts are increased by climate change, particularly by frequent and stronger extreme weather events. EO4Cerealstress will …