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Developing highly drought-resistant crops

2016-07-19 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: International research led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found how plants, such as rice and wheat, sense and respond to extreme drought stress, in a breakthrough that could lead to the development of next-generation drought-proof crops. Lead researcher Dr Kai Xun Chan from the ANU Research School of Biology said the team discovered an enzyme that senses adverse drought and sunlight conditions, and how it works from atomic to overall plant levels. "The sensor in plant leaves...

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