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The GAS hypothesis in biological and psychological stress maintains that exposure to one particular type of stress induces tolerance to others. A corollary to GAS is the “costress” concept whereby stress coping is a paired phenomenon. In plants, a typical example of the latter, also of horticultural storage technology importance, is that a certain degree of heat stress imparts tolerance to chilling damage (18). This topic has been described in detail by Leshem and Kuiper (9) and Leshem et al. (10). Figure 7.1 is a diagramatic representation of the GAS concept.
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Leshem, Y.Y. (2000). Is nitric oxide a component of the GAS (General Adaptation Syndrome) mechanism in plant stress coping?. In: Nitric Oxide in Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4239-7_7
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