Plants experience partial or complete submergence for short ...

created [InstanceEdit:9030887] Naithani, Sushma, 2017-11-29
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text Plants experience partial or complete submergence for short or long periods. The submergence causes decreased availability of oxygen and carbon dioxide to the plants that is accompanied by increase in ethylene. The waterlogging of roots, and other plant parts leads to a switch from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism tresulting in the exhaustion of the reserved energy sources and ultimately death of the plant. Many crops and wild plants that adapted to coastal environments and frequent flooding conditions use various strategies to resist submergence.