drought resistance

"Genetic variation is important for trees, the method uses its evolutionary tools to overcome the difficulties of the climate." Photo: Benny Shalmon

The tree is greater than the sum of its parts: nature's ways of adapting to the climate crisis

Different species of trees that grow next to each other create a new tree - a cage - that combines the advantages of both species, and is able to cope with the rapid changes in the environment. An exciting new Israeli study
Comparison between the plants whose seeds were exposed to ethylene, and the normal plants. source

Eureka moments, strange discoveries and super plants

Thanks to an accidental discovery in the laboratory, researchers were able to improve plant growth and give them resistance to drought and salinity conditions, by exposing their seeds to a plant hormone in a simple and easy-to-apply process
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