Desert plants' clever survival trick: Two dormancy cycles a year ensure survival in harsh conditions

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Feb 19, 2025, 4:13 pm72 pts
A research team led by Prof. Huang Zhenying from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered a remarkable survival strategy—a unique seed dormancy cycling mechanism in two desert ephemeral plants, Alyssum linifolium and Tetracme quadricornis.

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