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Eggs of the mosquito that carries Zika virus can tolerate extended desiccation by altering their metabolism, according to a new study published October 24th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by ...

Resurrection plants exhibit an extraordinary capability to endure severe dehydration and recover normal physiological functions upon rehydration. This desiccation tolerance is underpinned by a suite ...

Tufts scientists say soil, holding 80 percent of Earth’s carbon, releases increasing amounts of greenhouse gases as droughts trigger desiccation cracks in soils The accuracy of climate models depends ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Deserts of the U.S. Southwest are extreme habitats for most plants, but, remarkably, microscopic green algae live there that are extraordinarily tolerant of dehydration. These ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 33, No. 136 (October 1982), pp. 1045-1057 (13 pages) Embryonic axes of Phaseolus vulgaris undergo a transition from desiccation-intolerance to ...

Winter’s howling winds and frigid temperatures are challenging for all woody landscape plants. Although our plants are fully dormant at this time, the plant tissue is still subject to losing too much ...

Among green plants, desiccation tolerance is common in seeds and spores but rare in leaves and other vegetative green tissues. Over the last two decades, genes have been identified whose expression is ...

Two alternative means of desiccating potato crops were trialled during the 2022 season and both machines offer potential, although more work is planned to optimise use in British conditions. The key ...