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Desiccation and survival in plants: drying without dying [electronic resource] Edited by M. Black, H. W. Pritchard.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: CABI BooksPublisher: WallingfordUK CABI Publishing 2002Edition: 1Description: 412ppContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780851997193
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleOnline resources: Summary: In the past twenty years there has been a revolution in plant sciences, as new methods of molecular biology and biophysics have been applied to investigate environmental stress, particularly desiccation tolerance. Today, there is a good level of understanding of how plant cells cope with extreme water stress. This book is divided into four sections, dealing with 1) the technical background to desiccation tolerance studies; 2) the frequency and levels of dehydration stress tolerance in biological systems; 3) mechanisms of damage and tolerance, and 4) a brief prospect and retrospect. It covers orthodox and recalcitrant seeds, pollen and spores, vegetative parts, and other plant tissues.
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In the past twenty years there has been a revolution in plant sciences, as new methods of molecular biology and biophysics have been applied to investigate environmental stress, particularly desiccation tolerance. Today, there is a good level of understanding of how plant cells cope with extreme water stress. This book is divided into four sections, dealing with 1) the technical background to desiccation tolerance studies; 2) the frequency and levels of dehydration stress tolerance in biological systems; 3) mechanisms of damage and tolerance, and 4) a brief prospect and retrospect. It covers orthodox and recalcitrant seeds, pollen and spores, vegetative parts, and other plant tissues.

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