Plant responses to flooding

• Main Author: Rashmi Sasidharan (auth)
• Other Authors: Chiara Pucciariello (auth), Pierdomenico Perata (auth), Rens Voesenek (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Physiology; submergence; hypoxia; Anoxia; low oxygen; waterlogging; flooding
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Global warming has dramatically increased the frequency and severity of flooding events worldwide. As a result, many man-made and natural ecosystems have become flood-prone. For plants, the main consequence of flooding is the drastic reduction of oxygen availability that restricts respiratory energy...