Plants use 'weather radar' to sense temperature
June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025
ITHACA, New York, June 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Plants use 'weather radar' to sense temperature
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How does a tomato plant decide if it's warm enough to bear fruit? What causes basil to bolt and rush to produce flowers when the weather gets hot? Do we really understand how plants sense temperature? For decades, researchers searched for a single "thermosensor"--a biological thermometer bur . . .
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Plants use 'weather radar' to sense temperature
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How does a tomato plant decide if it's warm enough to bear fruit? What causes basil to bolt and rush to produce flowers when the weather gets hot? Do we really understand how plants sense temperature? For decades, researchers searched for a single "thermosensor"--a biological thermometer bur . . .