Abstract Anhydrobiosis ('life without water') is the remarkable ability of certain organisms to
survive almost total dehydration. It requires a coordinated series of events during …

So-called orthodox seeds can resist complete desiccation and survive the dry state for
extended periods of time. During drying, the cellular viscosity increases dramatically and in …

This publication provides an approach by which conservationists can determine whether or
not long-term seed storage is feasible for a particular species, ie whether or not that species …

When seeds deteriorate, they lose vigour and become more sensitive to stresses upon
germination. Eventually seeds lose the ability to germinate. The factors which determine the …

Crop Responses to Environment discusses the principles, theories, and experimental
observations concerning plant responses to environment that are particularly relevant to …

Desiccation-tolerant (DT) plant germplasm (ie seeds, pollen and spores) survive drying to
low moisture contents, when cytoplasm solidifies, forming a glass, and chemical reactions …

The additive group-contribution technique can be used to predict the glass transition
temperature of biopolymers, and of their mixtures with each other and with water. This …

Although the occurrence of intracellular glasses in seeds and pollen has been established,
physical properties such as rotational correlation times and viscosity have not been studied …

During desiccation, the cytoplasm of orthodox seeds solidifies into an intracellular glass with
highly restricted diffusion and molecular mobility. Temperature and water content govern …

Background and Aims The negative logarithmic relationship between orthodox seed
longevity and moisture content in hermetic storage is subject to a low-moisture-content limit …