How plants quickly adapt to shifting environmental conditions

(Salk Institute) Research by Salk Institute scientists offers a new understanding of how gene activity directs plant growth, and how quickly plants respond to their environment -- with shifting light conditions triggering molecular changes in as little as five minutes. The findings provide insights into how to increase yield and safeguard world food production as climate change shrinks the planet's arable land.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news