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Understanding how plants pause and restart growth can help develop climate-resilient crops

By Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia
Olivia Hazelwood, PhD Student, UBC Department of Botany, University of British Columbia

By identifying the genes that allow plants to pause growth during stress and restart, we can help ensure crops produce reliable harvests in a changing climate.

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