Evolution and mechanisms of plant tolerance to flooding stress
Author(s) -
Michael B. Jackson,
Kimiharu Ishizawa,
Osamu Ito
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcn242
Subject(s) - biology , flooding (psychology) , ecology , flood myth , charles darwin , molecular ecology , plant evolution , fight or flight response , evolutionary biology , population , geography , genome , demography , psychology , biochemistry , archaeology , darwinism , sociology , gene , psychotherapist
In recognition of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, this short article on flooding stress acknowledges not only Darwin's great contribution to the concept of evolution but also to the study of plant physiology. In modern biology, Darwin-inspired reductionist physiology continues to shed light on mechanisms that confer competitive advantage in many varied and challenging environments, including those where flooding is prevalent.
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