Research Leads to Understanding of How Crops Deal with Stress - Yield's Biggest Enemy
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 15:30
in Earth & Climate
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.