Desiccation tolerance is the ability to survive loss of 90% of cellular water or dehydration to water concentrations of <0.1g HrO g-1 dry mass. It is relatively common in reproductive stru such as seeds (termed orthodox), but is rare in vegetative tissues, occurring in some 350 spe higher plants (termed 'resurrection plants'). In this chapter we present an overview of the s associated with desiccation and review the current mechanisms proposed to explain how or seeds and resurrection plants tolerate such water Ioss. Physiological, biochemical and molecula esses involved in protection from mechanical stress, oxidative damage and metabolic disruptio
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