A recent study has discovered that SALT TOLERANCE HOMOLOG2 (CaSTH2), a gene in pepper, acts as a negative regulator of the plant’s defense mechanisms.
Tag: Heat Tolerance
Microbes enhance resilience of carbon-rich peatlands to warming
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered that certain bacteria increase the climate resilience of Sphagnum moss, the tiny plant responsible for storing a third of the world’s soil carbon in peat bogs.