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Tag: Environmental Stress
‘Extreme’ Plants Grow Faster in the Face of Stress
To understand how plants respond to environmental stresses, researchers examined the genes regulated by the stress hormone abscisic acid. Specifically, they examined how these genes differ between plants that are sensitive or resistant to high levels of salt in the soil. The study found that stress hormones do not always act as growth inhibiting signals.