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Annals of Botany 84: 371-379, 1999
© 1999 Annals of Botany Company

The Effect of Drying Rate on the Survival of Three Desiccation-tolerant Angiosperm Species

JILL M. FARRANT+, KEREN COOPER, LYNETTE A. KRUGER and HEATHER W. SHERWIN

Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa

February 5, 1999 ; April 13, 1999 . May 20, 1999

The effect of drying rate on the survival of three angiosperm resurrection plants, Craterostigma wilmsii (homoiochlorophyllous), Xerophyta humilis (poikilochlorophyllous) and Myrothamnus flabellifolius (homoiochlorophyllous) was examined. All species survived slow drying, but only C. wilmsii was able to survive rapid drying. C. wilmsii was rapidly able to induce protection mechanisms such as folding of cell walls to prevent mechanical stress and curling of leaves to minimize light stress, and thus survived fast drying. Rapid drying of X. humilis andM. flabellifolius appeared to allow insufficient time for complete induction of protection mechanisms. In X. humilis, there was incomplete replacement of water in vacuoles, the photosynthetic apparatus was not dismantled, plasma membrane disruption occurred and quantum efficiency of photosystem II (FV/FM) did not recover on rehydration. Rapidly dried leaves of M. flabellifolius did not fold tightly against the stem and FV/FMdid not recover. Ultrastructural studies showed that subcellular damage incurred during drying was exacerbated on rehydration. The three species co-occur in environments in which they experience high desiccation pressures. C. wilmsii has few features to retard water loss and thus the ability for rapid induction of subcellular protection is vital to survival. X. humilis and M. flabellifolius are able to retard water loss and protection is acquired relatively slowly. Copyright 1999 Annals of Botany Company

Chlorophyll fluorescence, Craterostigma wilmsii, drying rate, Myrothamnus flabellifolius, resurrection plant, ultrastructure, Xerophyta humilis.


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