Sucrose is the end product of photosynthesis and the primary sugar transported in the
phloem of most plants. Sucrose synthase (SuSy) is a glycosyl transferase enzyme that plays …

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 …

Desiccation is the extreme form of dehydration. Tolerance of desiccation is acquired by
seeds and in resurrection plants, a small group of angiosperms. Desiccation tolerance is the …

Une des contraintes environnementales les plus importantes B la productivité agricole est le
manque d'eau. Ceci est particulièrement vrai pour les principales espèces de céréales …

Despite the intensive management practices available to modern agriculture, drought and
salinity are still major constraints on crop production and food security. Yield losses to …

The release of the complete genome sequence of Arabidopsis enabled the largest sucrose
synthase family described to date, comprising six distinct members, for which expression …

Adverse environmental conditions restrict the productivity and the range of habitats available
to plants. This represents a severe economic constraint on agricultural production. Plants as …

The resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum possesses an extraordinary capacity to
survive long‐term desiccation. To enhance our understanding of this phenomenon …

Most higher plants possess a phase in their life cycle in which tissues can survive
desiccation. However, this is restricted to specialized tissues such as seeds and pollen …

In 1702, Van Leeuwenhoek was the first to describe the phenomenon of anhydrobiosis in a
species of bdelloid rotifer, Philodina roseola. It is the purpose of this review to examine what …