Plant clock could be the key to producing more food for the world (IMAGE)

University of Melbourne

Plant clock could be the key to producing more food for the world

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Plants can't stumble to the fridge in the middle of the night if they get hungry so they have to predict the length of the night so there's enough energy to last until sunrise; a bit like setting an alarm clock.

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