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2020
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Dry architecture: towards the understanding of the variation of longevity in desiccation-tolerant germplasm
Desiccation-tolerant (DT) plant germplasm (i.e. seeds, pollen and spores) survive drying to low moisture contents, when cytoplasm solidifies, forming a glass, and chemical reactions are slowed. DT germplasm may survive for long periods in this state, though inter-specific and intra-specific variation occurs and is not currently explained. Such variability has...Ballesteros, Daniel ; Pritchard, Hugh W. ; Walters, Christina
solidified cytoplasm, seeds, oxidative stress, photosynthetic stress, spores, and lipid crystallization