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How plants stop growing to survive stress: Retired scientist's persistence reveals insight to boost farm yields

UC Riverside researchers have identified a mechanism that allows plants to rapidly slow growth in response to extreme environmental stress. The finding could help farmers grow more resilient crops, and one researcher continued the work years into retirement to uncover it.

How plants stop growing to survive stress: Retired scientist's persistence reveals insight to boost farm yields
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UC Riverside researchers have identified a mechanism that allows plants to rapidly slow growth in response to extreme environmental stress. The finding could help farmers grow more resilient crops, and one researcher continued the work years into retirement to uncover it.

Originally published at Phys.org

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