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  - WN.COM - Science - 05/Aug 05:10

How Do Plants Know It’s Getting Hot?

In the fantastical world created by J.R.R. Tolkien, there exist giant plant-like creatures called Ents. Though they look like regular trees, they can walk and move at will. Ents can distance themselves from danger and advance toward favorable conditions—if only plants in the real world could do the same. Rooted to the same spot their entire lives, plants need adaptations that help them respond to changes in environmental variables like humidity, light, and temperature. Plants ‘feel’ these parameters to determine the time of the day, change in seasons, and the presence of potential stressors. In fact, a moderate increase in the ambient temperature can dramatically alter plant growth,...

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