Secret to better health might lie with better broccoli

The answer to future food security concerns might not be, “Grow more food,” but “Grow better, more nutritious food,” according to researchers at the University of Nottigham. Martin Broadley, an associate professor of plant nutrition, is leading a team that’s looking for ways to grow “super” versions of cabbages and broccoli (Brassica) without a high-tech fix like genetic engineering. Rather, the researchers hope to “biofortify” such green leafy vegetables using a combination of conventional