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Crops being watered

Exploit plants’ ability to tell the time to make food production more sustainable, say scientists

30 April 2021

Cambridge plant scientists say circadian clock genes, which enable plants to measure daily and seasonal rhythms, should be targeted in agriculture and crop breeding for higher yields and more sustainable farming. 

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Arabidopsis Thaliana planted in Laboratory

Researchers show how plants tell the time

23 October 2013

Plants use sugars to tell the time of day, according to research published in Nature today.

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