Feeling Stressed? So is the Poplar -- But Hormone Suppression Could Help the Tree
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- People aren't the only living things that suffer from stress. Trees must deal with stress too. It can come from a lack of water or too much water, from scarcity of a needed nutrient, from pollution or a changing climate. Helping trees and crops adapt to stress quickly and efficiently is a pressing goal of plant biologists worldwide.