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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
CONTINUITY: Welwitschia mirabilis Has Only Two Leaves, Lives for Millennia
WELWITSCHIA- This 'two-leafed plant', that has an incredible capacity to survive the hardest of climate changes, holds the secret for future genetically engineered crops in dry areas. https://t.co/kR1zEPoG20
— P.Uday Shankar (@udaygeeth) August 2, 2021
Here is the research paper, “The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts” from Nature Communications. Here is more on Welwitschia.
Posted at August 3, 2021 11:11