As a next step, the researchers plan to use their evolutionary tree to find out how plants evolved to withstand other environmental stresses in addition to freezing, such as drought and heat. (nimbios.org)
The researchers were hoping to find how forests responded to changes in temperatures and precipitation, including other environmental stresses, such as forest fires. (techtimes.com)
The achievement will allow researchers to conduct further studies to determine how the hormone helps plants respond to drought and other environmental stresses driven by the continuing increase in the atmosphere's carbon dioxide, or CO2, concentration. (sciencedaily.com)