Gene discovery may yield lettuce that will sprout in hot weather
Friday, March 29, 2013 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers, led by a University of California, Davis, plant scientist, has identified a lettuce gene and related enzyme that put the brakes on germination during hot weather—a discovery that could lead to lettuces that can sprout year-round, even at high temperatures.