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The threat of climate change has become more apparent in recent
years. Drought and temperature stresses are the two major abiotic con-
straints imminently faced by sessile plants. The elucidation of drought and
temperature resistance mechanisms in plants is therefore an important issue.
Evidence has shown that ASR efficiently protects plants against drought,
heat, and low-temperature stresses. These advantages should be applied to
improve crops and economically important plants against various environ-
mental stresses.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We greatly thank Drs G.Y. Jauh and H.-J. Wang from Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology,
Academia Sinica for their critical comments. We also thank Mr W.-C. Chung for the com-
pilation of the Tables. This work was supported by National Science Council Grant SC98-
2321-B-005-003-MY3 in Taiwan to C.-S. Wang.
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