Climate change: Improving heat tolerance in trees

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 10:30 in Earth & Climate

Is it possible to improve tolerance of trees to high temperatures and other types of stress derived of climate change? Scientists are studying the tolerance of trees using molecular and biotechnological tools. Biologists succeeding in making popular trees significantly more tolerant to high temperatures, drought, and the presence of weed-killers.

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