The plant cell wall is composed of polysaccharides and proteins. In addition, some cells
have walls impregnated with lignin. In all cases, the polysaccharides constitute the major …

Heat stress (HS) is expected to be of increasing worldwide concern in the near future,
especially with regard to crop yield and quality as a consequence of rising or varying …

Most higher plants are unable to survive desiccation to an air-dried state. An exception is a
small group of vascular angiosperm plants, termed resurrection plants. They have evolved …

Resurrection plants are regarded as excellent models to study the mechanisms associated
with desiccation tolerance. During the past years tremendous progress has been made in …

Although glutathione is well known for its reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging
function and plays a protective role in biotic stress, its regulatory function in abiotic stress still …

Water‐deficit stress poses unique challenges to plant cells dependent on a hydrostatic
skeleton and a polysaccharide‐rich cell wall for growth and development. How the plant cell …

Plant water deficit is initiated as the crop demand for water exceeds the supply. The capacity
of plants to meet the demand and thus avoid water deficit depends on their “hydraulic …

Haberlea rhodopensis is a resurrection plant with remarkable tolerance to desiccation.
Haberlea exposed to drought stress, desiccation, and subsequent rehydration showed no …

Background The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins, a large transcription factors family,
are involved in plant growth and development, and defensive response to various …

Vegetative desiccation tolerance occurs in a unique group of species termed 'resurrection
plants'. Here, we review the molecular genetic, physiological, biochemical, ultrastructural …