A new study provides insight into the way plants integrate information from the environment to anticipate the onset of winter. Plants are able to combine information about light quality and ambient temperature to activate the cold- acclimation pathway.
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Kumar, V., Wigge, P. Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning. Nat Genet 39, 1309–1310 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1107-1309
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