Abstract Background and Aims Osmolytes are low-molecular-weight organic solutes, a
broad group that encompasses a variety of compounds such as amino acids, tertiary …

The productivity of plants is greatly affected by various environmental stresses. Soil salinity
affects plant growth and development by way of osmotic stress, injurious effects of toxic Na+ …

Environmental stresses come in many forms, yet the most prevalent stresses have in
common their effect on plant water status. The availability of water for its biological roles as …

The multifunctional position supplied by myo-inositol is emerging as a central feature in
plant biochemistry and physiology. In this critique, attention is drawn to metabolic aspects …

Ethanol-soluble organic acid, carbohydrate, and amino acid constituents of alfalfa
(Medicago sativa) roots and nodules (cytosol and bacteroids) have been identified by gas …

We have compared metabolic effects of high salinity between plants and cell suspension
cultures from the facultative halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (common ice …

A cDNA encoding myo-inositol O-methyltransferase (IMT1) has been transferred into
Nicotiana tabacum cultivar SR1. During drought and salt stress, transformants (I5A) …

Osmoregulation in higher plants is defined by Blum1 as follows: As water is being removed
from the cell, osmotic potential is reduced due to the simple effect of solute concentration. In …

Stachyose, raffinose and related flatulence-producing oligosaccharides (α-galactosyl
derivatives of sucrose) are associated with desiccation tolerance and storability of seed …

Pigeonpea is a tropical grain-legume, which is highly dehydration tolerant. The effect of
drought stress on the carbohydrate metabolism in mature pigeonpea leaves was …