| Title:
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DESICCATION AND SURVIVAL IN PLAN
DRYING WITHOUT DYING |
| By: |
Michael Black, Hugh Pritchard |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£120.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0851995349 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780851995342 |
| Publisher: |
CABI PUBLISHING |
| Pages: |
416 |
| Description: |
This book includes four sections: the technical background to desiccation tolerance studies; the frequency and levels of dehydration stress tolerance in biological systems; mechanisms of damage and tolerance, and a brief prospect and retrospect. It covers orthodox and recalcitrant seeds, pollen and spores, vegetative parts, and other plant tissues. |
| Synopsis: |
In the past twenty years there has been a revolution in plant sciences, as new methods of molecular biology and biophysics have been applied to investigate environmental stress, particularly desiccation tolerance. Today, there is a good level of understanding of how plant cells cope with extreme water stress. This book is divided into four sections, dealing with 1) the technical background to desiccation tolerance studies; 2) the frequency and levels of dehydration stress tolerance in biological systems; 3) mechanisms of damage and tolerance, and 4) a brief prospect and retrospect. It covers orthodox and recalcitrant seeds, pollen and spores, vegetative parts, and other plant tissues. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
CABI Publishing |
| Returns: |
Returnable |