Plants adapt to drought stress by reshaping their root architecture, a process in which abscisic acid signalling plays a key role. A recent study defines the mechanism by which abscisic acid signalling mediates sucrose transport from shoots to roots, thus modulating root growth under drought stress.
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Gong, Z., Yang, S. Drought meets SWEET. Nat. Plants 8, 25–26 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-01032-7
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