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Credit: RIPE Project/Katherine Meacham-Hensold

Katherine Meacham-Hensold led research that showed engineering improvements in the photorespiratory bypass of potato led to increased tuber mass in heatwave conditions.

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Credit: RIPE Project/Claire Benjamin

Researchers weren't sure how the potatoes would respond to the high temperatures, but harvest showed the modified potatoes grew 30% more mass than the control potatoes.

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Credit: RIPE Project/Claire Benjamin

The potato plants with an engineered photorespiratory bypass were started in a greenhouse before being transplanted into the field, where they were subjected to triple-digit temperatures.

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Credit: RIPE Project/Claire Benjamin

The potatoes were sliced and freeze dried before being ground for nutrient analysis.

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