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Underpinnings of drought tolerance in plants
2015-06-12 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Regions all over the globe are suffering from severe drought, which threatens crop production worldwide. This is especially worrisome given the need to increase, not just maintain, crop yields to feed the increasing global population. Over the course of evolution, plants have developed mechanisms to adapt to periods of inadequate water, and as any gardener can tell you, some species are better able to handle drought than others. Accordingly, scientists have invested much effort to understand how...
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