Worldwide food security is under threat in the actual scenery of global climate change
because the major staple food crops are not adapted to hostile climatic and soil conditions …

Desiccation tolerance has evolved repeatedly in plants as an adaptation to survive extreme
environments. Plants use similar biophysical and cellular mechanisms to survive life without …

Main conclusion Substantial advancements have been made in our comprehension of
vegetative desiccation tolerance in resurrection plants, and further research is still warranted …

Crop plants and undomesticated resilient species employ different strategies to regulate
their energy resources and growth. Most crop species are sensitive to stress and prioritise …

Desiccation is typically fatal, but a small number of land plants have evolved vegetative
desiccation tolerance (VDT), allowing them to dry without dying through a process called …

The desiccation tolerance of plants relies on defense mechanisms that enable the protection
of macromolecules, biological structures, and metabolism. Although the defense of leaf …

Resurrection plants have the unique ability to restore normal physiological activity after
desiccation to an air-dry state. In addition to their desiccation tolerance, some of them, such …

Desiccation tolerance is a complex biological phenomenon that allows certain plants to
survive extreme dehydration and revive upon rehydration. Although significant progress has …

Haberlea rhodopensis, a resurrection species, is the only plant known to be able to survive
multiple extreme environments, including desiccation, freezing temperatures, and long-term …

Vegetative desiccation tolerance has evolved within the genera Craterostigma and
Lindernia. A centre of endemism and diversification for these plants appears to occur in …