Roots in policy: How to encourage breeding for root-related traits and more resilient crops

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Key messages:
- Roots are important for climate resilience.
- Novel crop cultivars are needed that are more resilient to environmental stress, through improved root traits and interactions with the soil.
- These cultivars will be critical to support the EU Green Deal goals and the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies.
- Breeding for root-related traits should be incentivised through initiatives to promote the use of resilient crops with better root systems.