Plant Desiccation Tolerance

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Ulrich Lüttge, Erwin Beck, Dorothea Bartels

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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
17 June 2011

Plant physiology; Plant reproduction & propagation; Plant ecology

Series: Ecological Studies

Desiccation tolerance was essential when plants first began to conquer land, roughly 400 million years ago. While most desiccation-tolerant plants belong to basal phylogenetic taxa, this capacity has also evolved among some vascular plant species.

In this volume renowned experts treat plant desiccation tolerance at the organismic as well as at the cellular level. The diversity of ecophysiological adaptations and acclimations of cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae, mosses, and lichens is addressed in several chapters. The particular problems of vascular plants during dehydration/rehydration cycles resulting not only from their hydraulic architectures, but also from severe secondary stresses associated with the desiccated state are discussed. Based on the treatment of desiccation tolerance at the organismic level, a second section of the book is devoted to the cell biological level. It delineates the general concepts of functional genomics, epigenetics, genetics, molecular biology and the sensing and signalling networks of systems biology involved in dehydration/rehydration cycles.

This book provides an invaluable compilation of current knowledge, which is a prerequisite for a better understanding of plant desiccation tolerance in natural as well as agro- and forest ecosystems where water is one of the most essential resources.

Edited by: Ulrich Lüttge, Erwin Beck, Dorothea Bartels
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: 2011 ed.
Volume: 215
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 770g
ISBN: 9783642191053
ISBN 10: 3642191053
Series: Ecological Studies
Pages: 386
Publication Date: 17 June 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Plant Desiccation Tolerance

From the reviews: This well-edited compendium of up-to-date, comprehensive, and extensively referenced articles considers a multitude of extreme tolerance phenomena in both microorganisms and higher plants and the variety of adaptations employed. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners. (W. Loescher, Choice, Vol. 49 (10), June, 2012)