The effect of drying rate on the resurrection species Craterostigma wilmsii (homoiochlorophyllous) and Xerophyta humilis (poikilochlorophyllous)

Bibliography: leaves 90-98. === Craterostigma wilmsii and Xerophyta humilis are angiosperm resurrection species that employ different strategies in dealing with desiccation and the related light stress. C. wilmsii is homoiochlorophyllous in that it retains its chlorophyll throughout dehydration, whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cooper, Keren
Other Authors: Farrant, Jill M
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6244