Retrotransposons and siRNA have a role in the evolution of desiccation tolerance leading to resurrec...
Retrotransposons and siRNA have a role in the evolution of desiccation tolerance leading to resurrection of the plant Craterostigma plantagineum
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Oxford, UK: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Oxford, UK: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Craterostigma plantagineum can lose up to 96% of its water content but fully recover within hours after rehydration. The callus tissue of the plant becomes desiccation tolerant upon pre-incubation with abscisic acid (ABA). In callus and vegetative organs, ABA addition and water depletion induce a set of dehydration-responsive genes. Previously, act...
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Retrotransposons and siRNA have a role in the evolution of desiccation tolerance leading to resurrection of the plant Craterostigma plantagineum
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69453411
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69453411
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0028-646X
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1469-8137
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10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02480.x
