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Synthetic Molecule Could Ensure Crop Survival in Face of Climate Change
2013-07-03 16:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Botanists have identified an inexpensive synthetic chemical capable of mimicking the plant stress hormone ABA that helps them cope with drought conditions - a discovery researchers and industry giants both believe could be used to help save plants and increase crop yields in a world of increasing weather extremes. Called quinabactin, the study was led by Sean Cutler, a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside and comes at a time when farmers in the United States are witnessing...
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