Measuring Stress In Plants To Select Best Species For Reforestation

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 10:07 in Biology & Nature

Plants undergo stress because of lack of water, due to the heat or the cold or to excess of light. Researchers have analyzed the substances that are triggered in plants to protect themselves, with the goal of choosing the species that is best suited to the environment during reforestation under adverse environmental conditions.

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