In this work, we review the physiological and molecular mechanisms that allow vascular
plants to perform photosynthesis in extreme environments, such as deserts, polar and alpine …

Besides stomata, the photosynthetic CO2 pathway also involves the transport of CO2 from
the sub-stomatal air spaces inside to the carboxylation sites in the chloroplast stroma, where …

The terrestrial flora of Antarctica's frozen continent is restricted to sparse ice-free areas and
dominated by lichens and bryophytes. These plants frequently battle sub-zero temperatures …

Antarctic flowering plants have become enigmatic because of their unique capability to
colonize Antarctica. It has been shown that there is not a single trait that makes Colobanthus …

To investigate the effects of short-term low temperatures, three-year-old avocado (Persea
americana cv. Hass) seedlings were treated with 1,− 2, or− 5° C for 1 h and subsequently …

The B‐box (BBX) proteins are zinc‐finger transcription factors with a key role in growth and
developmental regulatory networks mediated by light. AtBBX21 overexpressing (BBX21 …

In temperate grassland ecosystems, grazing can affect plant growth by foraging, trampling,
and excretion. The ability of dominant plant species to regrow after grazing is critical, since it …

The species Deschampsia antarctica (DA) is one of the only two native vascular species that
live in Antarctica. We performed ecophysiological, biochemical, and metabolomic studies to …

Deschampsia antarctica is one of the only two native vascular plants in Antarctica, mostly
located in the ice-free areas of the Peninsula's coast and adjacent islands. This region is …

Understanding the strategies employed by plant species that live in extreme environments
offers the possibility to discover stress tolerance mechanisms. We studied the physiological …