How tomato plants use their roots to ration water during drought
How tomato plants use their roots to ration water during drought
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How tomato plants use their roots to ration water during drought
<p>When water supplies are low, tomato roots produce suberin—the molecule that gives wine corks and waxy potato skins their water-repellent qualities—to control water flow.</p>
<p>When water supplies are low, tomato roots produce suberin—the molecule that gives wine corks and waxy potato skins their water-repellent qualities—to control water flow.</p>