Devastating heatwaves are becoming more frequent than ever. Plants are extremely vulnerable to heat stress, which impacts harvest, seed availability, and food security. This is why we are concentrating our efforts first on creating thermotolerant plants.
THERMO-TOLERANCE
OUR SOLUTION
Thermotolerance is the ability of a plant to withstand and survive high temperatures.
Prolonged exposure to high temperatures or drastic temperature fluctuations can negatively impact plant growth and survival.
IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS
LOSS OF HARVEST
1.
POOR FRUIT AND SEED FORMATION
2.
REDUCED VIRAL RESISTANCE
3.
Heatwaves are projected to become 12X more frequent by 2040. And our food system is unprepared.
In 2018, a heatwave in Europe led to the loss of up to 50% of its crops in impacted regions. When heatwaves become more frequent, ecosystems will struggle to recuperate, intensifying the impact of each successive extreme weather event.
OUR ACTION
IMPROVING THERMO-TOLERANCE
Plantik employs its Plant Engineering Workflow to enhance thermotolerance in crops. Leveraging its expertise in the Dark Genome, Plantik explores untapped genetic regions in plants to improve its response to heat stress and increase resilience.
