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News Release 08-159
Walnut Trees Emit Aspirin-Like Chemical to Deal With Stress
Discovery may help scientists better understand air quality, farm crops
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Scientists used specially-equipped towers to measure chemical emissions from plants in a walnut grove in California.
Credit: Carlye Calvin, UCAR
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NCAR researcher Alex Guenther studies a chemical form of aspirin produced by walnut trees in California.
Credit: Carlye Calvin, UCAR
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