How Plants Respond to Drought (VIDEO)

eLife

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This timelapse shows the effects of drought on plant growth. The plant on the right continues to be watered while growth is stunted in the plant on the left in response to drought. The dry plant produces leaves more slowly, makes smaller leaves and loses chlorophyll.

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Professor Kathy Barton, Carnegie Institution for Science

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