Drying to equilibrium with the air kills nearly all animals and flowering plants, including
livestock and crops. This makes drought a key ecological problem for terrestrial life and a …

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 …

A study was conducted to find out the role of ascorbic acid (AsA) in modulating growth and
different physio-biochemical attributes of canola plants under well-watered as well as water …

This chapter discusses structural and physiological features of poikilohydrous autotrophs
and the different strategies in different ecological situations. It presents examples of …

Inhibition of photosynthesis is a central, primary response that is observed in both
desiccation-tolerant and desiccation-sensitive plants affected by drought stress. Decreased …

Thermal dissipation of excitation energy is a fundamental photoprotection mechanism in
plants. Thermal energy dissipation is frequently estimated using the quenching of the …

Ramonda serbica plants dehydrated for 14 days reached a relative water content of 4.2%
and entered into anabiosis prior to being rehydrated for 48 h. Total ascorbate (AsA+ DHA) …

Ramonda sp.(Gesneriaceae) is an endemic and relic plant in a very small group of
poikilohydric angiosperms that are able to survive in an almost completely dehydrated state …

Plants of Ramonda serbica were dehydrated to 3.6% relative water content (RWC) by
withholding water for 3 weeks, afterwards the plants were rehydrated for 1 week to 93.8 …

Desiccation-tolerant plants are able to withstand dehydration and resume normal metabolic
functions upon rehydration. These plants can be dehydrated until their cytoplasm enters a …