how do you define a plant as dead or alive?
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When trying to figure out how to tell if a plant is dead, the first thing to do is look carefully for any signs of life. A plant that is alive will almost always have pliable stems. A pliable stem will have some degree of flex when gently bent and will not easily snap or crumble.
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There has always been a strong interest in how adverse environmental conditions, particularly water deficit, affect plant health and mortality. In recent years research has been expanded to include the phenomenon of climate extremes (Pfaustch and Adams 2012) where heatwaves, compounded by lengthy droughts, can have a significant effect on plants. Modelling and predicting the physiology of plant mortality is critical in the management of crops and forests. However, scientists currently face an intriguing problem – at the moment there is no definition, or consensus, for when a plant is actually dead!