Wild plant resources for studying molecular mechanisms of drought/strong light stress tolerance

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  • Akashi Kinya
    Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  • Yoshimura Kazuya
    Department of Food and Nutritional Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University
  • Nanasato Yoshihiko
    Research Center for Green Science, Fukuyama University
  • Takahara Kentaro
    Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo
  • Munekage Yuri
    Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  • Yokota Akiho
    Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Drought is one of the major environmental factors restricting plant productivity worldwide. Under drought in the presence of strong light, plants are liable to be damaged by excessively-absorbed solar energy as well as dehydration of their tissues. Wild plants found in the arid zones are equipped with specialized mechanisms for either avoiding or tolerating drought, and successfully adapt to the harsh environments. Recent molecular studies on the wild plants have shed new lights on the unique features of their resistance mechanisms, which are markedly different from those found in the model and/or domesticated crop plants.

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  • Plant Biotechnology

    Plant Biotechnology 25 (3), 257-263, 2008

    Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology

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