All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 August Rare resurrection plant may hold clues for drought tolerant crops Rare resurrection plant may hold clues for drought tolerant crops 25/08/2022 | 4 MINS (INCLUDING 2 MIN VIDEO) Video Player 00:00 01:09 A rare plant that can ΓÇÿresurrectΓÇÖ itself after prolonged periods without water could hold clues to improve drought resistance in crops. Dr Monika Murcha and Dr Aneta Ivanova, from Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs School of Molecular Sciences, worked on a collaborative project with an international team which included scientists from the AgroBioInstitute in Bulgaria where the Orpheus plant, Haberlea rhodopensis, grows in the mountains. Dr Murcha said the research involved examining mitochondria in the leaves, where energy for the plant was produced. ΓÇ£We found when the leaves were drying the mitochondria switched on an alternative pathway to allow the plant to survive and stay in an active state, despite it looking shrivelled up,ΓÇ¥ Dr Murcha said. ΓÇ£So, when it does come in contact with water, it is ready to go. It has all the ma
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 August Rare resurrection plant may hold clues for drought tolerant crops Rare resurrection plant may hold clues for drought tolerant crops 25/08/2022 | 4 MINS (INCLUDING 2 MIN VIDEO) Video Player 00:00 01:09 A rare plant that can ΓÇÿresurrectΓÇÖ itself after prolonged periods without water could hold clues to improve drought resistance in crops.
Dr Monika Murcha and Dr Aneta Ivanova, from Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs School of Molecular Sciences, worked on a collaborative project with an international team which included scientists from the AgroBioInstitute in Bulgaria where the Orpheus plant, Haberlea rhodopensis, grows in the mountains.
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Dr Murcha said the research involved examining mitochondria in the leaves, where energy for the plant was produced.
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ΓÇ£We found when the leaves were drying the mitochondria switched on an alternative pathway to allow the plant to survive and stay in an active state, despite it looking shrivelled up,ΓÇ¥ Dr Murcha said.
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ΓÇ£So, when it does come in contact with water, it is ready to go.
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