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ChApteR FOURteeN
Acclimation and
adaptation of plants to
different environmental
abiotic stresses
Amit Kumar, Rakesh Singh Sengar and
Shivendra Vikram Sahi
Contents
Abstract
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14.1 Introduction
330
14.2 Types of plant stress
332
Short-term acclimation
334
14.3 Effect of temperature on plant and its environment
335
Temperature effects on membrane and its enzyme
335
Temperature effects on photosynthesis
336
Acclimatisation of plant at high temperatures
336
Acclimatisation of the plant at low temperatures
338
Q
10
is the temperature dependent for plant
respiration
339
14.4 Plants adjust osmotically in water stress condition
340
14.5 State transition mechanism for energy
distribution
341
14.6 Long-term acclimation
341
Photoacclimation
342
Gene expression is regulated by light
342
Acclimation to drought effects at different plant
parts
343
Role of lipids in drought stress conditions
344
Mechanisms of acclimation to water deficit and
stress tolerance
344
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