Rapid flooding-induced adventitious root development from preformed primordia in Solanum dulcamara.

ABSTRACT: Flooding is a common stress factor in both natural and agricultural systems, and affects plant growth by the slow diffusion rate of gases in water. This results in low oxygen concentrations in submerged tissues, and hence in a decreased respiration rate. Understanding the responses of plants to flooding is essential for the management of wetland ecosystems, and may benefit research to improve the flood tolerance of crop species. This study describes the response to partial submergence of bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara). Bittersweet is a Eurasian species that grows both in dry habitats such as coastal dunes, and in wetlands, and therefore is a suitable model plant for studying responses to a variety of environmental stresses. A further advantage is that the species is closely related to flo

SUBMITTER: Dawood T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3922303 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature