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How Do Plants Handle Stress?

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Host Alex Dainis discusses stress tolerance in plants and highlights the ways plants cope in stressful situations. Some of the techniques include growing away from unfavorable conditions and producing chemicals to ward against an infestation.

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Runtime: 4 minutes 28 seconds

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