If the trait, common in algae, ferns and lichens, can be transferred to crop plants, they might subsist on less water or better survive drought.
(the trait, common in algae, ferns and lichens; can be transferred; to crop plants) (they; might subsist; L:on less water or better; survive drought)
the trait, common in algae, ferns and lichens they
can be transferred might subsist
to crop plants
L:on less water or better survive drought