Changing climate could worsen foods’ nutrition
Evidence builds for lessening of certain micronutrients, protein in plants
CROP FUTURES Experiments using circles of white pipes blowing extra carbon dioxide over crops suggest that certain nutrients may dwindle in crops grown in a carbon-enhanced future atmosphere. Here, researchers in Arizona measure the growth of wheat.
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