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Circadian Rhythms Spark Plants’ Ability to Survive Freezing Weather

By Guest PostApril 14, 2011Scienceability to survive, abiotic stress, circadian clock, circadian rhythms, crops, designer plants, freezing weather, stress tolerance

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Just as monarch butterflies depend on circadian cues to begin their annual migration, so do plants to survive freezing temperatures. (more…)