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Resilient plants, sustainable future

Seung Y Rhee1, Daniel N Anstett2, Edgar B Cahoon3

  • 1Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.

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agricultural sustainabilityclimate changefarm-to-lab-to-farm research paradigmplant resiliencestress tolerance

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