Tomatoes Adapt to Climate Change

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Heartier Heinz? How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heat

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Biologists at Brown University identified the growth cycle phase when tomatoes are most vulnerable to extreme heat.

The discovery could inform a key strategy to protect the food supply in the face of climate instability.

Agricultural productivity is particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Rising temperatures are predicted to reduce crop yields by 2.5% to 16% for every additional 1 degree Celsius of warming.

This project was funded by the National Science Foundation (IOS-1939255) with additional support from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture ( 2020-67013-30907 , 2024-67012-41882 ) and the National Institutes of Health (5R35GM139609).

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