The desiccation tolerant secrets of Selaginella lepidophylla: What we have learned so far?

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 285-290

  Pampurova, Suzana ^a,b   Van Dijck, Patrick ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Desiccation tolerance; Drought stress; Polyols; Selaginella lepidophylla; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

TREHALOSE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

DROUGHT; METABOLISM; SELAGINELLACEAE;

DROUGHTS; PLANT PROTEINS; SELAGINELLACEAE; TREHALOSE;

EID: 84899792383     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.04.015     Document Type: Review

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