• Science Daily Article: how plants respond to water shortage

    Date: 2009.12.28 | Category: Academic, Global Water Issues | Tags: ,,,,,,

    According to researchers in an experiment, plants that were genetically engineered had stronger resistance to drought. The article, taken from Science Daily and published in Nature, features the discovery of a protein called PYR1 which could open up a whole new approach to increasing crops’ resistance to water shortages. LINK:Water Conservation News

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