Plants in a cold climate

M Smallwood, D J Bowles

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Abstract

Plants are able to survive prolonged exposure to sub-zero temperatures; this ability is enhanced by pre-exposure to low, but above-zero temperatures. This process, known as cold acclimation, is briefly reviewed from the perception of cold, through transduction of the low-temperature signal to functional analysis of cold-induced gene products. The stresses that freezing of apoplastic water imposes on plant cells is considered and what is understood about the mechanisms that plants use to combat those stresses discussed, with particular emphasis on the role of the extracellular matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)831-846
Number of pages16
JournalPhilosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society Of London Series B - Biological Sciences
Volume357
Issue number1423
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jul 2002

Bibliographical note

© 2002 The Royal Society

Keywords

  • cold
  • plant
  • freezing stress
  • cold acclimation
  • antifreeze protein
  • RNA-BINDING PROTEIN
  • STRESS SIGNAL-TRANSDUCTION
  • REGULATED GENE-EXPRESSION
  • WINTER OILSEED RAPE
  • THALIANA L HEYNH
  • TEMPERATURE-RESPONSIVE GENE
  • INFRARED VIDEO THERMOGRAPHY
  • CORTICAL PARENCHYMA CELLS
  • FORSYTHIA FLOWER BUDS
  • LEAF FROST HARDINESS

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