Plants that grow slowly last longer. This pattern is repeated in herbs, shrubs and vines from the Arctic to semi-deserts. An international team of scientists led by the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic analyzed more than 3,100 plant species from five continents and showed that slow growth is associated with longer life span across different plant groups. The results, published in the journal Nature Communicati…
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Plants that grow slowly last longer. This pattern is repeated in herbs, shrubs and vines from the Arctic to semi-deserts. An international team of scientists led by the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic analyzed more than 3,100 plant species from five continents and showed that slow growth is associated with longer life span across different plant groups. The results, published in the journal Nature Communicati…