Desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum. A contribution to the study of drought tolerance at the molecular level.

Adverse environmental conditions restrict the productivity and the range of habitats available to plants. This represents a severe economic constraint on agricultural production. Plants as sessile organisms have evolved a wide spectrum of adaptations to cope with the challenges of environmental

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