University of New Hampshire: Researchers Find Global Plant Water Use Efficiency Stalled Due to Climate Change
August 12, 2023
August 12, 2023
DURHAM, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release:
As climate change causes levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to rapidly rise, scientists have widely believed that the increase might play a role in helping to improve the way plants consume water, known as water use efficiency (WUE). The thought was that higher levels of WUE meant plants were consuming less water but absorbing more atmospheric carbon, increasing grow . . .
As climate change causes levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to rapidly rise, scientists have widely believed that the increase might play a role in helping to improve the way plants consume water, known as water use efficiency (WUE). The thought was that higher levels of WUE meant plants were consuming less water but absorbing more atmospheric carbon, increasing grow . . .