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Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their growth and help feed the world

  • Written by Brad Binder, Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee
Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their growth and help feed the world'Priming' plants by exposing them to certain chemicals while they're seeds can affect their growth later in life. AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it’s conditions like heat and drought that lead to this stress, and when they’re stressed, plants might not grow as large or produce as...

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