Plant Cold Hardiness (Cabi)

Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 16
1 Ice Nucleation, Propagation and Deep Supercooling: the Lost Tribes of Freezing Studies......Page 18
2 Low-temperature Damage to Wheat in Head – Matching Perceptions with Reality......Page 29
3 Freezing Behaviours in Plant Tissues: Visualization using NMR Micro-imaging and Biochemical Regulatory Factors Involved......Page 36
4 Factors Related to Change of Deep Supercooling Capability in Xylem Parenchyma Cells of Trees......Page 46
5 Plant Cold-shock Domain Proteins: on the Tip of an Iceberg......Page 60
6 Expressional and Functional Characterization of Arabidopsis Cold-shock Domain Proteins......Page 72
7 Plasma Membrane and Plant Freezing Tolerance: Possible Involvement of Plasma Membrane Microdomains in Cold Acclimation......Page 79
8 Global Expression of Cold-responsive Genes in Fruit Trees......Page 89
9 Could Ethanolic Fermentation During Cold Shock Be a Novel Plant Cold Stress Coping Strategy?......Page 97
10 Bud Set – A Landmark of the Seasonal Growth Cycle in Poplar......Page 108
11 An Epigenetic Memory from Time of Embryo Development Affects Climatic Adaptation in Norway Spruce......Page 116
12 The Influence of Temperature on Dormancy Induction and Plant Survival in Woody Plants......Page 125
13 Winter Hardiness and the CBF Genes in the Triticeae......Page 136
14 Regulation of Stress-responsive Signalling Pathways by Eudicot CBF/DREB1 Genes......Page 148
15 Evolution of Plant Cold Hardiness and its Manifestation along the Latitudinal Gradient in the Canadian Arctic......Page 157
16 Ice Encasement Damage on Grass Crops and Alpine Plants in Iceland – Impact of Climate Change......Page 182
17 Impact of Simulated Acid Snow Stress on Leaves of Cold-acclimated Winter Wheat......Page 192
18 Elevated Atmospheric CO[sub(2)] Concentrations Enhance Vulnerability to Frost Damage in a Warming World......Page 202
19 The Occurrence of Winter-freeze Events in Fruit Crops Grown in the Okanagan Valley and the Potential Impact of Climate Change......Page 209
20 Cold Hardiness in Antarctic Vascular Plants......Page 217
21 Patterns of Freezing in Plants: the Influence of Species, Environment and Experiential Procedures......Page 233
22 Going to Extremes: Low-temperature Tolerance and Acclimation in Temperate and Boreal Conifers......Page 245
23 The Rapid Cold-hardening Response in Insects: Ecological Significance and Physiological Mechanisms......Page 259
24 Conifer Cold Hardiness, Climate Change and the Likely Effects of Warmer Temperatures on Photosynthesis......Page 268
25 Chemical Genetics Identifies New Chilling Stress Determinants in Arabidopsis......Page 281
26 Analysis of the Ascorbate Antioxidant Pathway in Overwintering Populations of Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) of Contrasting Freezing Tolerance......Page 290
27 Identification of Proteins from Potato Leaves Submitted to Chilling Temperature......Page 298
28 Genomics of Cold Hardiness in Forest Trees......Page 312
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The Colour Plate Section......Page 178