Functional electron microscopy in studies of plant response and adaptation to anaerobic stress.

ABSTRACT: This article reviews the contribution made by functional electron microscopy towards identifying and understanding the reactions of plant roots and shoots to anaerobic stress. Topics examined include: (1) unexpected hypersensitivity, rather than hyper-resistance, to anoxia of root tips of flooding-tolerant plants; (2) protective, rather than damaging, effects of a stimulated energy metabolism (glycolysis and fermentation) under anaerobic conditions; (3) the concept of two main strategies of plant adaptation to anaerobic environments, namely avoidance of anaerobiosis on the whole plant level, termed 'apparent' tolerance, and metabolic adaptation at the cellular and molecular levels, termed 'true' tolerance; (4) the importance of protein synthesis during hypoxia and anoxia for enhanced energ

SUBMITTER: Vartapetian BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4244998 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature