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 …

Many species of ferns and lycophytes are threatened by habitat destruction, over-collecting,
invasive species, and climate change, and plans to secure their in situ and ex situ …

Some members of the monilophytes, an ancient plant group with worldwide distribution,
show significant population decline which is frequently correlated with the vulnerability of …

Approximately one fifth of the world's plants are at risk of extinction. Of these, a significant
number exist as populations of few individuals, with limited distribution ranges and under …

Asplenium cuneifolium Viv. is an endangered fern species restricted to European serpentine
rocks, which face a risk of being easily damaged by both natural and anthropogenic agents …

Desiccation tolerance (DT) represents an ecophysiological strategy probably developed
during land conquest by primitive plants that have been progressively lost in photosynthetic …

• Premise of the study: Fern spores are unicellular and haploid, making them a potential
model system to study factors that regulate lifespan and mechanisms of aging. Aging rates of …

This work contributes to the understanding of plant cell responses to extreme water stress
when it is applied at different intensity and duration. Fern spores are used to explore survival …

Fern spores and pollen are haploid plant germplasm of microscopic nature that can be used
to regenerate full plants through germination (fern spores) or to fertilize seed-bearing plants …

Fern spores of most species are desiccation tolerant (DT) and, in some cases, are
photosynthetic at maturation, the so-called chlorophyllous spores (CS). The lifespan of CS in …