Yellow monkeyflowers (Mimulus guttatus) on the coast of California. (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Yellow monkeyflowers (Mimulus guttatus) on the coast of California.

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By studying the diversity of ways that wild monkeyflowers adapt to salt spray, researchers say their work could point to ways to make other plants, including crops, more resilient to salt exposure. And not just from ocean spray, but from sources ranging from winter road salt to worsening storm surges.

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David Lowry, Michigan State University

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