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Why do plants grow straight?

  • Written by Beronda L. Montgomery, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Assistant Vice President of Research & Innovation, Michigan State University
Why do plants grow straight?_Allium schoenoprasum_, better known as chives.Andreas Rockstein/Flickr, CC BY-SAWhy do plants grow straight?

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Why do plants grow straight? – Sara H., age 5, New Paltz, New York

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