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Environmental stresses are the greatest threat to commercial agriculture. Chilling, drought, heat and soil salinity all contribute worldwide to losses of crops in the field. There is not a single crop that is immune to the negative effects of various environmental conditions. These stresses contribute directly to the kickstarting of senescence. As we have reinforced throughout our discussion of our technology, we believe that we can impart a great deal of resistance to the senescence brought about by these harmful environmental conditions.
The following picture shows one example of our technology at work. These are Arabidopsis plants which have been exposed to severe drought conditions for twenty days. The plants on the left have had the expression of their DHS gene silenced (Senesco technology has been implemented) while the plants on the right have been allowed to react without any help. The difference is noticeable. Our plants have some mild browning, while the plants on the right are dead.
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