Improvement of Horticultural Crops for Semi-Arid and Arid Lands

Large areas of North America, as well as worldwide, are semi-arid and/or arid environments with abiotic stresses, such as temperature and water supply, limiting agricultural production. Improved germplasm with increased tolerance to drought and heat can help support farming/horticultural sustainability of these areas, as well as the development of new crops to replace traditional agricultural production.