Andrew Nelson, Boyce Thompson Institute (IMAGE)

Boyce Thompson Institute

Andrew Nelson, Boyce Thompson Institute

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BTI Assistant Professor Andrew Nelson sits in a greenhouse holding a specimen of Eutrema salsugineum, an unassuming relative of arugula that can tolerate water almost as salty as sea water. Behind him are heat-tolerant relatives, Camelina sativa and Brassica rapa.

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Photo credit: Anna Nelson Dittrich

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