Plant another crop, harvest in November. What to most farmers would sound like pure foolishness could become a reality within a decade, according to a Purdue plant scientist. Purdue Professor Ray Bressan says scientists have learned as much in the past three years as in the previous 100 about how crops and other plants withstand environmental stresses. The result is that scientists will soon be able to create new crop varieties that can withstand and even thrive through environmental stresses such as frost, heat and drought. Please also let us know whether you would like to be removed from our postal mailing list.
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