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Report suggests future-proofing crops will require urgent and consistent effort

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Professor Stephen Long describes research efforts to "future-proof" the crops that are essential to feeding a hungry world in a changing climate.

Long: Without prolonged and costly intervention, many more will suffer potentially catastrophic declines.

High carbon dioxide on its own alters plant physiology, sometimes in beneficial ways by boosting photosynthesis, but also in detrimental ways.

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semi-formal

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English

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