Physiological Aspects of Desiccation Tolerance

1979/06/01 by J D Bewley, J. Derek Bewley · 7 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Botany and Plant Ecology Studies #Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics #Seed Germination and Physiology

paper · doi:10.1146/annurev.pp.30.060179.001211

Abstract

Crop loss due to soil salinization is an increasing threat to agriculture worldwide. This review provides an overview of cellular and physiological mechanisms in plant responses to salt. We place cellular responses in a time- and tissue-dependent context ...Read More

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