The resurrection plant Sporobolus stapfianus: An unlikely model for engineering enhanced plant biomass? Blomstedt, Cecilia K., Griffiths, Cara A., Fredericks, Dale P., Hamill, John D., Gaff, Donald F. and Neale, Alan D. 2010, The resurrection plant Sporobolus stapfianus: An unlikely model for engineering enhanced plant biomass?, Plant growth regulation, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 217-232, doi: 10.1007/s10725-010-9485-6. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The resurrection plant Sporobolus stapfianus: An unlikely model for engineering enhanced plant biomass? Author(s) Blomstedt, Cecilia K. Griffiths, Cara A. Fredericks, Dale P. Hamill, John D. Gaff, Donald F. Neale, Alan D. Journal name Plant growth regulation Volume number 62 Issue number 3 Start page 217 End page 232 Total pages 16 Publisher Springer-Verlag Place of publication Berlin, Germany Publication date 2010-12 ISSN 1573-5087 Keyword(s) desiccation tolerance growth-related genes sporobolus stapfianus Summary The resurrection grass Sporobolus stapfianus Gandoger can rapidly recover from extended periods of time in the desiccated state (water potential equilibrated to 2% relative humidity) (Gaff and Ellis, Bothalia 11:305–308 1974; Gaff and Loveys, Transactions of the Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology 3:286–287 1993). Physiological studies have been conducted in S. stapfianus to investigate the responses utilised by these desiccation-tolerant plants to cope with severe water-deficit. In a number of instances, more recent gene expression analyses in S. stapfianus have shed light on the molecular and cellular mechanisms mediating these responses. S. stapfianus is a versatile research tool for investigating desiccation-tolerance in vegetative grass tissue, with several useful characteristics for differentiating desiccation-tolerance adaptive genes from the many dehydration-responsive genes present in plants. A number of genes orthologous to those isolated from dehydrating S. stapfianus have been successfully used to enhance drought and salt tolerance in model plants as well as important crop species. In addition to the ability to desiccate and rehydrate successfully, the survival of resurrection plants in regions experiencing short sporadic rainfall events may depend substantially on the ability to tightly down-regulate cell division and cell wall loosening activities with decreasing water availability and then grow rapidly after rainfall while water is plentiful. Hence, an analysis of gene transcripts present in the desiccated tissue of resurrection plants may reveal important growth-related genes. Recent findings support the proposition that, as well as being a versatile model for devising strategies for protecting plants from water-loss, resurrection plants may be a very useful tool for pinpointing genes to target for enhancing growth rate and biomass production. Language eng DOI 10.1007/s10725-010-9485-6 Field of Research 039999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, Springer Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30064357 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 12:04:50 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 13:38:15 EST Fri, 20 Jun 2014, 13:26:58 EST Fri, 10 Oct 2014, 09:21:04 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 20:35:57 EST Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 04:37:34 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 13 times in TR Web of Science Cited 13 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 326 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 12:04:50 EST

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