‚Fluorescent‘ Potatoes Can Signal Stress, in Israeli Research to Help Farmers Fight Climate Change | Algemeiner.com

Scientists in Israel have developed a method to track the feelings of plants and detect their stress levels when they are in need. According to a new paper published in May in Plant Physiology by Matanel Hipsch under the direction of Dr. Shilo Rosenwasser at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the researchers developed potatoes capable of fluorescing in different colors — signaling to farmers in a real-time environment early warning signs of stress so that they can act before their crop and produce is harmed or damaged.