Desiccation and Survival in Plants : Drying Without Dying

By:

Black, Michael [Ed.]

Contributor(s):

Pritchard, H. W. [Ed.]

Material type: Text

TextOriginal language: ENG Publication details: Wallingford CABI Publishing 2002Edition: 4th edDescription: x, 412pISBN:

0851995349

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

581.4

Online resources:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology	581.4 DES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	4675

In the past 20 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.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.