Plant Growth

When a grower walks a field and notes stunted growth, pale leaves, or a lighter-than-expected harvest, the immediate conclusion is often straightforward: the crop was stressed.  What is rarely considered, however, is how long that stress had been silently unfolding, reshaping biochemistry, redirecting energy, and undermining the plant's genetic potential, long before any visible symptom appeared. Abiotic stress, encompassing drought, heat, salinity, waterlogging, and nutrient