Gene that controls ozone resistance of plants could lead to drought-resistant crops

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Colored guard cells surround a stomatal pore. Credit: UCSD
Colored guard cells surround a stomatal pore. Credit: UCSD

Biologists at the University of California, San Diego, working with collaborators at the University of Helsinki in Finland and two other European institutions, have elucidated the mechanism of a plant gene that controls the amount of atmospheric ozone entering a plant’s leaves.


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