Researchers want to protect crops against the climate crisis

Dr. Duarte Figueiredo wants to revolutionize the future of agriculture. In the face of the climate crisis, agriculture is up against enormous challenges, as heat stress poses a massive threat to the pollination of plants. The researcher from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology wants to use a process known as apomixis to enable fertilization without heat-sensitive pollen and improve food security in a warming world. He is now receiving a grant of 2 million euros from the European Research Council for his project NoSexSeed.