Plants that 'breathe' nitrogen and tomatoes that resist salt, the agriculture of the future

Preparing for the coming scenario is the goal of the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP) where its scientists study how plants adapt to environmental changes that compromise the productivity and stability of crops. In less than three decades, humanity will have to feed 9.7 billion mouths and will have to do so on a much warmer, drier planet with an infinitely more extreme and variable climate, a scenario for which scientists are already preparing. And the changes have already begun. Last year was the hottest on record: In Europe, 62,775 people died from the heat in 2024 and Spain was the second country with the most deaths due to this reason, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. Preparing for the coming scenario is the goal of the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP) where its scientists study how plants grow, how they relate to microorganisms and how they adapt to environmental changes that are already affecting our lives and that ...