Common Components, Networks, and Pathways of Cross-Tolerance to Stress. The Central Role of “Redox” and Abscisic Acid-Mediated Controls

The vigor and responsiveness of plants to environmental stress result from the constant re-adjustment of physiology and metabolism throughout the life cycle within the framework of the genetic background. Plants have developed unique strategies for responding to ever-changing environmental conditions, exhaustively monitoring their surroundings and adjusting their metabolic systems to maintain homeostasis. The severity of stress, the genetic background of the plant, and its individual history determine everyday survival or death. These factors dictate the destiny of any individual. The genomeenvironment interaction is, therefore, an essential focus for the elucidation of the nature of the phenotypic variation…

• DF
  Directorate for Biological Sciences
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  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council