Source: PHYS.ORG, 1/15/18


Global warming affects more than just plant biodiversity—it even alters the way plants grow. A team of researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) joined forces with the Leibniz Institute for Plant Biochemistry (IPB) to discover which molecular processes are involved in plant growth. In Current Biology, the group presents its latest findings on the mechanism controlling growth at high temperatures. In the future, this could help breed plants that are adapted to global warming. 
Plants react much more sensitively to fluctuations in temperature than animals. They are also unable to seek out warmer or cooler locations.

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