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 bigfrozenhead rated 10 months ago- From the page: "14 December 2007
Moss is a super model for feeding the hungry
One of the simplest plants on the planet could help scientists create crops to survive the ravages of drought.
The moss Physcomitrella patens is a primitive plant, similar to the first plants which began to g...
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- bigfrozenhead rated 10 months ago
- From the page: "14 December 2007
Moss is a super model for feeding the hungry
One of the simplest plants on the planet could help scientists create crops to survive the ravages of drought.
The moss Physcomitrella patens is a primitive plant, similar to the first plants which began to grow on land around 450 million years ago. Just one cell thick, these early plants had to adapt to withstand cold, heat and drought without roots or complex leaves. The ability of mosses to survive severe dehydration and then regrow when watered could be of enormous use in crops grown in drought-stricken areas of the developing world."
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