Organic compound comes to the aid of thirsty plants
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Nina Notman, RSC
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Copyright 2009, RSC
A synthetic mimic of a plant hormone known to help crops survive drought has been discovered by US scientists. Thanks to an unusual research collaboration, one of the hormone's receptors was also identified - a controversial target which scientists have been hunting for over 20 years.
More: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2009/May/01050901.asp
