[4] ↑ VanBuren, R., Wai, C. M., Zhang, Q., Song, X., Edger, P. P., Bryant, D., et al. 2017. Plant cell. Surround. 40:2292-306. doi: 10.1111/pce.13027 Resurrection plants tolerate dehydration. They are not trying to avoid or resist it. During the dry season, they quickly lose water and put life on hold until the rainy season begins again. This means that they stay alive even in a dry state! Imagine you have a small potted plant at home. But you forgot to water it for a few weeks, and it looks dry and brown.
Now imagine how great it would be if this little plant could turn green again if you gave it water. It`s not just an introductory game. It really happens in nature. These plants are called resurrection plants. Some resurrection plants may remain dry for a few months and others for even longer periods. Resurrection facilities protect themselves from damage caused by the loss of too much water and come back to life when water is available again. We learn from the mechanisms that resurrection plants use to stay alive dry and apply what we learn in other areas of research. This amazing plant can survive in its dormant state for years. However, most gardeners prefer to expose it to moisture most of the time to enjoy its fern appearance. Plants are regularly exposed to dry conditions. Not having enough water poses a serious threat to a plant`s ability to grow and.
Tobacco is a high-growth plant that is much more resistant to heat and drought (p. 018) than most plants. Resurrection plants respond better to drought. At the beginning of a drought, they react in the same way as plants without resurrection. Their roots send messages to the leaves to close the pores. When the drought persists, they let their leaves dry while bending or curling them thoroughly. Some leaves lose their green color and turn brown. Others accumulate a purple pigment called anthocyanin, which acts as a sunscreen. These measures are important to reduce the harmful effects of sunlight. Resurrection plants can produce seeds and leaves that are tolerant to dehydration.
Their leaves are tolerant thanks to mechanisms such as the way they use the seeds. It seems that the resurrection plants borrowed and adapted the mechanisms of tolerance to dehydration so that they also work in the leaves [3, 4]. If you are looking for an exceptional houseplant that is easy to grow, the resurrection plant (Selaginella lepidophylla) is a great option. This unusual plant is a lycophyte – an ancient class of plants that resemble ferns in that they do not reproduce through flowering and seed production. Instead, they multiply asexually with spores. But that`s not all that makes this plant so unique. Maria-Cecília Costa loves plants. During her studies as a biologist, she came across seeds that could not be stored (unlike most seeds we know). These seeds have led them into the fascinating world of plants that survive and thrive in harsh environments.
His work focuses on understanding how certain plants survive extreme water loss. Its objective is to contribute to the development of more drought-tolerant crops. These plants are needed to improve the lives of smallholder farmers living in drought-prone areas. * maceciliadc@gmail.com A resurrection plant is any poikilohydric plant that can survive extreme dehydration, even for months or years. This plant does not tolerate cold or extreme heat. If you keep your resurrection plant outdoors in the summer, you can store it in its dormant state during the winter. To store it, get it out of the cold and put it in a paper bag or box in a cool, dry place where it will not be crushed. It will dry out and wait for you to revive it in the spring. However, resurrection plants grown indoors do not require special winter care. Tolerance to dehydration in plants is extremely complex. In recent years, scientists have made significant progress in understanding. However, our understanding is still incomplete.
We still have a long way to go to fill in the gaps in our knowledge, compile the most important discoveries and use them to improve the quality of life of millions of people. Dormant plants travel through the desert in the form of tumbleweeds until they find water. Once exposed to moisture, slow-growing plants rehydrate and unfold their beautiful fern-like fronds. Although resurrection plants originate from very difficult desert conditions, they adapt well to indoor cultivation and are mainly grown as indoor plants.