Drought tolerance of sugarcane propagules is improved when origin material faces water deficit.

Drought stress can imprint marks in plants after a previous exposure, leading to plant acclimation and a permissive state that facilitates a more effective response to subsequent stress events. Such stress imprints would benefit plants obtained through vegetative propagation (propagules). Herein, ou...

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Main Authors: Fernanda C C Marcos, Neidiquele M Silveira, Paulo E R Marchiori, Eduardo C Machado, Gustavo M Souza, Marcos G A Landell, Rafael V Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206716