Synthetic chemical offers solution for crops facing drought
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 13:35
in Biology & Nature
Crops and other plants are constantly confronted with adverse environmental conditions, lowering yield and costing farmers billions of dollars annually. Plants use specialized signals, called stress hormones, to sense difficult times and adapt to stressful conditions to enhance survival.
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