drought-resistant
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Some bioengineering is good, especially if it results in plants that are more drought-resistant or perennial food crops.
Technology has allowed us to have more drought-resistant crops. The spotty nature of drought, the spotty nature of rains can sometimes result in better yields than anticipated.
At lower levels on thinner soils, drought-resistant shrubs predominate.
The front of the house features a circular garden with drought-resistant plants and an enormous cottonwood that Mark Bernstein said was mostly likely planted when the home was built in the early 1930s.
Ending global hunger is not just about breeding drought-resistant corn; it is also about having a plan for when that corn fails anyway.
One proud farmer told the story of how his genetic observations had bred a new kind of drought-resistant peanut.