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Plant cell gravisensitivity and adaptation to microgravity
Author(s) -
Kordyum E. L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 1435-8603
DOI - 10.1111/plb.12047
Subject(s) - adaptation (eye) , biology , plant cell , weightlessness , order (exchange) , plant growth , space (punctuation) , biochemical engineering , biological system , ecology , computer science , botany , neuroscience , engineering , physics , biochemistry , finance , astronomy , economics , gene , operating system
A short overview on the effects of real and simulated microgravity on certain cell components and processes, including new information obtained recently, is presented. Attention is focused on the influence of real and simulated microgravity on plant cells that are not specialised to gravity perception and on seed formation. The paper considers the possibility of full adaptation of plants to microgravity, and suggests some questions for future plant research in order to make decisions on fundamental and applied problems of plant space biology.