Coffee wilt disease has continually devastated farms around the world. Understanding the fungus’s genetics can help protect everyone’s cup of joe.
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Genome analysis of common tropical crops reveals genetic diversity that is crucial to their improvement in face of environmental challenges.
With new insight into the genetic complexity of coffee crops, new, more climate-resilient varieties could be bred in the future.
The livelihoods of millions of farmers depend on productive Arabica coffee. New research gives further impetus, if we needed any, to urgently cut emissions.
The black stuff is suddenly much more expensive – the question is whether smallhold farmers will see any of the proceeds.
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Généticienne moléculaire, Cirad
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Applied Climate Sciences, University of Southern Queensland
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Agronome, chercheur en génétique végétale, Cirad
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Director, Research Culture and Environment; Research Professor in History, University of Hertfordshire
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Adjunct Professor in Climate Science, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Biotechnology, University of South Wales
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Agronome, Généticienne des populations des plantes tropicales cultivées, Cirad
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles