Acta Biológica Colombiana (Jan 1990)

Sobre la ecofisiología de plantas halofitas y desérticas

  • Albert R. F. Hotterer,
  • G. Hertenberger,
  • J. Polanía

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 6
pp. 9 – 21

Abstract

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Some aspects of the tolerance of higher plants to salt environments and dry zones are pointed out. Salt and drought tolerance arc mostly based on selective ion absorption, osmoregulation, cell compartmentation and synthesis of osmotic compounds.

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