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February 03, 2015

Turning up heat on plants could help grow crops of the future
Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2015
Crops that can thrive in warming climates are a step closer, thanks to new insights into how temperature and light affect plant development. Warm temperatures have important and unexpected roles in controlling how plants grow and when they flower, two separate studies have shown. The findings could aid the development of crops that can adapt to changing climates. Scientists studied the effect of light and temperature on seedlings of a small cress plant known as Arabidopsis. They were surprised to ... read more

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