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# Plants pause growth during stress, UCR study finds
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/plants-pause-growth-during-stress-ucr-study-finds/
- Published: 2026-03-26T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T14:02:00.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Education, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:69c2c6f6de6bb70001da67bb:1

[UCR researchers identified a two-stage stress response](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/03/24/how-plants-stop-growing-survive-stress?ref=raincrossgazette.com) that allows plants to instantly pause growth during extreme heat or light — a breakthrough published in *PNAS* that could help scientists develop more drought- and heat-resilient crops.