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Professor Unveils Plant Resilience Research Against Extreme Heat

2/20/2025

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Associate Professor Andy Leigh at the University of Technology Sydney is pioneering research on how plants withstand extreme summer heat in Australia. By exploring their heat exposure and stress memory, which involves epigenetic changes, his work aims to bolster food security and ecosystem stability, vital for sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change.

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Associate Professor Andy Leigh at the University of Technology Sydney is pioneering research on how plants withstand extreme summer heat in Australia. By exploring their heat exposure and stress memory, which involves epigenetic changes, his work aims to bolster food security and ecosystem stability, vital for sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change.