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Roles of Memory and Circadian Clock in the Ecophysiological Performance of Plants

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Progress in Botany 77

Part of the book series: Progress in Botany ((BOTANY,volume 77))

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Adaptation and acclimation of metabolism and development to environmental conditions at the site of rooting requires nonmobile plants to memorize information introduced by external signals. These act at various spatiotemporal levels of structure and function and ecophysiological performance. There are different types of memory, among which are priming memory, store/recall memory (STO/RCL), where both the storage and the recall function as well as their combination have ecophysiological significance, and epigenetic memory. Timing is important. Therefore, ultradian, circadian and annual rhythms are underlying memory functions, where the circadian clock may represent a prominent component. Memorization associated with adaptation and acclimation needs implementation of memory as backbone. A plethora of ecological impacts require memory, some of which will be exemplified and critically examined, namely, molecular aspects of membrane transport, fitness, photosynthesis, osmotic stress and salinity, pollution events and priming by volatile organic compounds and by vibrations. Memory is not an occasional episode but a fundamental property of general importance in the life of plants.

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Lüttge, U., Thellier, M. (2016). Roles of Memory and Circadian Clock in the Ecophysiological Performance of Plants. In: Lüttge, U., Cánovas, F., Matyssek, R. (eds) Progress in Botany 77. Progress in Botany, vol 77. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25688-7_2

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