A Genetic Trigger Adds Branches to Plants, Could Boost Crop Yields (IMAGE)

American Chemical Society

A Genetic Trigger Adds Branches to Plants, Could Boost Crop Yields

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A molecule, DL1, can spur plants such as the flower shown above to have more branches, which could make crops produce fruit more efficiently.

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