Promoting ecological solutions for sustainable infrastructure

Linear infrastructure networks such as roads, railways, navigation and irrigation canals, and power lines have grown exponentially since the mid-20th century.Most of these networks built before the 1990s have a significant impact on the environment.While there is no doubt that humanity needs infrastructure to ensure safe, secure and sufficient acce

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Generating Plants with Improved Water Use Efficiency

To improve sustainability of agriculture, high yielding crop varieties with improved water use efficiency (WUE) are needed.Despite the feasibility of assessing WUE using different measurement techniques, breeding for WUE and high yield is a major challenge.Factors influencing the trait under field conditions are complex, including different scenari

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