Description
Presenting the latest research on the effects of cold and sub-zero temperatures on plant distribution, growth and yield, this comprehensive volume contains 28 chapters by international experts covering basic molecular science to broad ecological studies on the impact of global warming, and an industry perspective on transgenic approaches to abiotic stress tolerance. With a focus on integrating molecular studies in the laboratory with field research and physiological studies of whole plants in their natural environments, this book covers plant physiology, production, development, agronomy, ecology, breeding and genetics, and their applications in agriculture and horticulture.
Chapter
PART 1: THE FREEZING PROCESS
1 Ice Nucleation, Propagation and Deep Supercooling: the Lost Tribes of Freezing Studies
2 Low-temperature Damage to Wheat in Head – Matching Perceptions with Reality
3 Freezing Behaviours in Plant Tissues: Visualization using NMR Micro-imaging and Biochemical Regulatory Factors Involved
4 Factors Related to Change of Deep Supercooling Capability in Xylem Parenchyma Cells of Trees
PART 2: MOLECULAR BASIS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF FREEZING TOLERANCE
5 Plant Cold-shock Domain Proteins: on the Tip of an Iceberg
6 Expressional and Functional Characterization of Arabidopsis Cold-shock Domain Proteins
7 Plasma Membrane and Plant Freezing Tolerance: Possible Involvement of Plasma Membrane Microdomains in Cold Acclimation
8 Global Expression of Cold-responsive Genes in Fruit Trees
9 Could Ethanolic Fermentation During Cold Shock Be a Novel Plant Cold Stress Coping Strategy?
PART 3: LINKAGE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENTAL ARREST AND COLD HARDINESS
10 Bud Set – A Landmark of the Seasonal Growth Cycle in Poplar
11 An Epigenetic Memory from Time of Embryo Development Affects Climatic Adaptation in Norway Spruce
12 The Influence of Temperature on Dormancy Induction and Plant Survival in Woody Plants
PART 4: GENETIC BASIS OF SUPERIOR COLD TOLERANCE
13 Winter Hardiness and the CBF Genes in the Triticeae
14 Regulation of Stress-responsive Signalling Pathways by Eudicot CBF/DREB1 Genes
PART 5: IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ON PLANTS
15 Evolution of Plant Cold Hardiness and its Manifestation along the Latitudinal Gradient in the Canadian Arctic
16 Ice Encasement Damage on Grass Crops and Alpine Plants in Iceland – Impact of Climate Change
17 Impact of Simulated Acid Snow Stress on Leaves of Cold-acclimated Winter Wheat
18 Elevated Atmospheric CO[sub(2)] Concentrations Enhance Vulnerability to Frost Damage in a Warming World
19 The Occurrence of Winter-freeze Events in Fruit Crops Grown in the Okanagan Valley and the Potential Impact of Climate Change
20 Cold Hardiness in Antarctic Vascular Plants
PART 6: FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE FIELD: BRIDGING THE GAP
21 Patterns of Freezing in Plants: the Influence of Species, Environment and Experiential Procedures
22 Going to Extremes: Low-temperature Tolerance and Acclimation in Temperate and Boreal Conifers
23 The Rapid Cold-hardening Response in Insects: Ecological Significance and Physiological Mechanisms
PART 7: PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND SIGNALLING
24 Conifer Cold Hardiness, Climate Change and the Likely Effects of Warmer Temperatures on Photosynthesis
25 Chemical Genetics Identifies New Chilling Stress Determinants in Arabidopsis
26 Analysis of the Ascorbate Antioxidant Pathway in Overwintering Populations of Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) of Contrasting Freezing Tolerance
27 Identification of Proteins from Potato Leaves Submitted to Chilling Temperature
28 Genomics of Cold Hardiness in Forest Trees
Plant Cold Hardiness
：From the Laboratory to the Field
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