Building crop resilience using prickly lettuce, a wild relative of lettuce
Chiara Degl'Innocenti
Environmental pressures and limited natural resources are forcing agriculture to produce higher yields while using less water and fertilizer. Although lettuce has been extensively bred for taste, texture, and yield, this process has left it vulnerable to nutrient deficiencies. Developing lettuce varieties that require fewer inputs therefore demand crops with greater genetic resilience. However, the […]