Article
Flood adaptive traits and processes: an overview.
The New phytologist - 1 Apr 2015
Voesenek Laurentius A C J, Bailey-Serres Julia
Abstract excerpt
Unanticipated flooding challenges plant growth and fitness in natural and agricultural ecosystems. Here we describe mechanisms of developmental plasticity and metabolic modulation that underpin adaptive traits and acclimation responses to waterlogging of root systems and submergence of aerial tissues. This includes insights into processes that enhance ventilation of submerged organs. At the intersection between...
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