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Emma Dauster: Writer
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Kyle Nackers: Fact Checker
Attabey RodrÃguez BenÃtez: Script Editor
Savannah Geary: Editor, Associate Producer, Host
Bonnie Meyer: Managing Editor
Sarah Suta: Producer
Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer
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Some plants have antifreeze in their roots. When winter rolls around, the liquid between a plant's cell walls can freeze, breaking its roots in the process. But plants like alfalfa have multiple secret weapons like turning starch into antifreeze sugar. Those extra sugars then interact with each other, forming a kind of barrier in the space between the cells.
This, along with other tactics can help the root trap some of the water, while limiting its transformation into ice crystals. Adding extra sugar also keeps the liquid's freezing point just a tad lower, so that water cools down, but not to the point of making damaging ice crystals.
And doing all this damage control takes a ton of energy, which is one of the reasons you don't see as much growth during the winter.
This, along with other tactics can help the root trap some of the water, while limiting its transformation into ice crystals. Adding extra sugar also keeps the liquid's freezing point just a tad lower, so that water cools down, but not to the point of making damaging ice crystals.
And doing all this damage control takes a ton of energy, which is one of the reasons you don't see as much growth during the winter.