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IsraelinSF t1_j1vl5fm wrote

Reply to comment by TheGnarWall in AskScience AMA Series: I'm Here to Talk About Roots and Shoots: How Plants Prosper in the Desert and What it Means for Agriculture and Biodiversity, AMA! by AskScienceModerator

Desert plants, like all plants, can use storage compounds but without photosynthesizing they will not continue to grow. Many plants can change from sinks to sources of CO2 depending on their physiological state. This is not specific to desert plants, but rather all plants.

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