A Chilling Discovery About Rice and Its Impact On Climate Change

A Chilling Discovery About Rice and Its Impact On Climate Change

A research group in China has revealed a signaling pathway that allows rice plants to tolerate low temperatures. Local temperature anomalies caused by global climate change directly threaten crop production, hence it is essential to obtain a better understanding of how plants withstand the cold.
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