PNAS Nexus
A study looks at the effects of treating seedlings with ethylene for a few days in darkness. Such seedlings, after being transferred into the light, showed an increase in both size and vigor, as compared to controls. In PNAS Nexus: https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/7/pgad216/7221976
Ethylene-mediated metabolic priming increases photosynthesis and metabolism to enhance plant growth and stress tolerance

Abstract. Enhancing crop yields is a major challenge because of an increasing human population, climate change, and reduction in arable land. Here, we demonstra

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