Date palm acclimates to aridity by diverting organic osmolytes for root osmotic adjustment in parallel with leaf membrane remodeling and ROS scavenging
Bastian Leander Franzisky, Heike M. Mueller, Baoguo Du, Thomas M. Lux, Philip John White, Sébastien Carpentier, Jana Barbro Winkler, Jörg‐Peter Schnitzler, Jörg Kudla, Jaakko Kangasjärvi, Michael Reichelt, Axel Mithöfer, K. F. X. Mayer, Heinz Rennenberg, Peter Ache, , Christoph‐Martin Geilfus
This study shows date palm roots increase osmotic strength with drought by accumulating sugars over minerals, while leaves undergo membrane remodeling and ROS scavenging to prevent oxidative damage.
Journal of Experimental Botany · Nov 7, 2024Peer-reviewedPlant Biology