LINCOLN, Neb., March 15 (UPI) -- Plants can "remember" drought and change responses to the stress to survive, a finding that could lead to more drought-resistant crops, U.S. researchers say.
The study confirms the scientific basis for what home gardeners and nursery professionals have long known, that transplants do better when water is withheld for a few days to "drought harden" them before the move, they said.