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ISU research leads to understanding of how crops deal with stress -- yield's biggest enemy

ISU researchers have discovered a new arm of the pathway by which plants activate a response to environmental stress caused by adverse environmental conditions, such as drought, flood and heat. These stresses affect yield more than crop pests and diseases. Finding a way to maintain high yields for plants under stress is a goal of plant breeders and other agriculture stakeholders.

Read more http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-04/isu-irl042511.php

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