It was suggested that the variations of starch grains in the chloroplast of alpine plants as stated above were the result of the long-time stress under the ecological factors in Qinghai Tibet Plateau, and were an adaptation to the environment.

• 研究表明，高山植物叶绿体中淀粉粒的这种变化是对逆境的一种适应，是青藏高原特殊生态条件长期胁迫的结果。