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Brits Ready Crops For Global Warming

Posted by Hemos on from the gearing-up-for-a-brave-new-world dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Not wanting to come up short at the dinner table, British researchers are developing new crops for a dryer, hotter UK. Starting with barley, they're turning genes on and off to help plants overcome their affinity for the country's cool, wet summers."

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  1. Re:Thats good... by mellon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, sure, but there are plenty of lichens up in the Cairngorms that they can use in that eventuality.

  2. Re:Thats good... by aug24 · · Score: 5, Funny
    AIUI the current prediction is freezing winters due to lack of North Atlantic Drift and hot summers caused by high pressure belts extending from the blazing dustbowl that will be Europe, separated by wet springs and autumns

    This being perfect grape growing conditions, and the south downs being big chalky farmland, I for one, welcome our new champagne growing... ah, fuck it.

    Justin.

    --
    You're only jealous cos the little penguins are talking to me.
  3. Figures... by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 4, Funny

    Starting with barley

    In other words, "Forget the orphans, save the beer!"

  4. Re:and now? rain and fog resistant crops? by CmdrGravy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Generally in the UK we use the word weather to refer to the weather but I must admit that having lived in the UK for 30 years I have never heard this saying of yours. Of course this doesn't detract from the fact that it is always raining in Manchester, The Lake District and Wales.

  5. Re:Pick one? by rcw-work · · Score: 4, Funny

    Err, I mean no. Sorry about that.