ABSTRACT
Plants have evolved complex systems of defense against variable and often potentially damaging environmentalconditions.Thesesystemsinvolvemechanismstosensestressesandtogenerate andtransduceappropriatestresssignals,whichresultinmodulationoftranscriptionproles,leadingalsotoappropriatechangesingrowthanddevelopment.Characteroftheindividualresponses dependsonthetypeofstress,itsstrengthandduration,aswellasonthephysiologicalstateofplant and its strategy to cope with the particular stress.
