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In Peru, researchers are breeding drought-resistant potato varieties. They use genes from wild potato species so that cultivated potatoes can cope better with drought. German free-to-air television network WDR featured the work of the International Potato Center (CIP) and the Crop Trust in a recently broadcast short documentary.

Source of original article: International Potato Center (cipotato.org).
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