Desiccation Tolerance in the Resurrection PlantCraterostigma plantagineum. A Contribution to the Study of Drought Tolerance at the Molecular Level
Author(s) -
Dorothea Bartels,
Francesco Salamini
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.010765
Subject(s) - desiccation , biology , habitat , productivity , drought tolerance , desiccation tolerance , agriculture , range (aeronautics) , drought stress , ecology , constraint (computer aided design) , agronomy , botany , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , macroeconomics , aerospace engineering
Adverse environmental conditions restrict the productivity and the range of habitats available to plants. This represents a severe economic constraint on agricultural production. Plants as sessile organisms have evolved a wide spectrum of adaptations to cope with the challenges of environmental
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