Abstract
This chapter discusses desiccation tolerance mechanisms in plants. The topics discussed include the role of sugar in tolerance, the comparison of drought and desiccation tolerance, and problems encountered when bulk water was present and with the loss of the hydration shell. The crop damage encountered with rehydration in dried desiccation-tolerant organisms in water are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Biology of Seeds: |
| Subtitle of host publication | recent research advances |
| Editors | G. Nicolás, K.J. Bradford, D. Côme, H.W. Pritchard |
| Place of Publication | Wallingford |
| Publisher | CABI |
| Chapter | 29 |
| Pages | 259-270 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780851996530 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- plant physiology
- desiccation
- tolerance
- dehydration (physiological)