It's my understanding (as a layperson) that a great deal of environmental issues around agriculture are around water management. Is one of the goals of your research to create hardier crops that might reduce the need to irrigate constantly, which drains our lakes and rivers (among other environmental impacts)?
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It's my understanding (as a layperson) that a great deal of environmental issues around agriculture are around water management. Is one of the goals of your research to create hardier crops that might reduce the need to irrigate constantly, which drains our lakes and rivers (among other environmental impacts)?