'To dryness and beyond' - Preparation for the dried state and rehydration in vegetative desiccation-tolerant plants

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-201

  Oliver, Melvin J ^a   Wood, Andrew J ^b   O'Mahony, Patrick ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular protection; Cellular repair; Desiccation; Tolerance mechanism; Vegetative tissues

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031887955     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005863015130     Document Type: Conference Paper

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