Plant Desiccation Tolerance

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Botany, Ecology
Cover of the book Plant Desiccation Tolerance by , Springer Berlin Heidelberg
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9783642191060
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg Publication: June 15, 2011
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9783642191060
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication: June 15, 2011
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

Desiccation tolerance was essential when plants first began to conquer land, roughly 400 million years ago. While most desiccation-tolerant plants belong to basal phylogenetic taxa, this capacity has also evolved among some vascular plant species.

In this volume renowned experts treat plant desiccation tolerance at the organismic as well as at the cellular level. The diversity of ecophysiological adaptations and acclimations of cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae, mosses, and lichens is addressed in several chapters. The particular problems of vascular plants during dehydration/rehydration cycles resulting not only from their hydraulic architectures, but also from severe secondary stresses associated with the desiccated state are discussed. Based on the treatment of desiccation tolerance at the organismic level, a second section of the book is devoted to the cell biological level. It delineates the general concepts of functional genomics, epigenetics, genetics, molecular biology and the sensing and signalling networks of systems biology involved in dehydration/rehydration cycles.

This book provides an invaluable compilation of current knowledge, which is a prerequisite for a better understanding of plant desiccation tolerance in natural as well as agro- and forest ecosystems where water is one of the most essential resources.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Desiccation tolerance was essential when plants first began to conquer land, roughly 400 million years ago. While most desiccation-tolerant plants belong to basal phylogenetic taxa, this capacity has also evolved among some vascular plant species.

In this volume renowned experts treat plant desiccation tolerance at the organismic as well as at the cellular level. The diversity of ecophysiological adaptations and acclimations of cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae, mosses, and lichens is addressed in several chapters. The particular problems of vascular plants during dehydration/rehydration cycles resulting not only from their hydraulic architectures, but also from severe secondary stresses associated with the desiccated state are discussed. Based on the treatment of desiccation tolerance at the organismic level, a second section of the book is devoted to the cell biological level. It delineates the general concepts of functional genomics, epigenetics, genetics, molecular biology and the sensing and signalling networks of systems biology involved in dehydration/rehydration cycles.

This book provides an invaluable compilation of current knowledge, which is a prerequisite for a better understanding of plant desiccation tolerance in natural as well as agro- and forest ecosystems where water is one of the most essential resources.

More books from Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Cover of the book JIMD Reports, Volume 37 by
Cover of the book Radiology of Thalassemia by
Cover of the book Epitope Recognition Since Landsteiner’s Discovery by
Cover of the book Kroatisch - Deutsch für die Pflege zu Hause by
Cover of the book Gradually-varied Flow Profiles in Open Channels by
Cover of the book Sind Umweltkrisen Krisen der Natur oder der Kultur? by
Cover of the book Computer Arithmetic by
Cover of the book An Operator Semigroup in Mathematical Genetics by
Cover of the book Praxis des Intensivtransports by
Cover of the book Landslide Science and Practice by
Cover of the book The Source/Drain Engineering of Nanoscale Germanium-based MOS Devices by
Cover of the book Microeconomic Risk Management and Macroeconomic Stability by
Cover of the book Pediatric Radiology by
Cover of the book OTA-Lehrbuch by
Cover of the book Key Project Management Based on Effective Project Thinking by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy