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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446348703321

Titolo

Plant cold hardiness : from the laboratory to the field / / edited by Lawrence V. Gusta, Michael E. Wisniewski and Karen K. Tanino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2009

ISBN

1-282-49983-1

9786612499838

1-84593-514-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GustaLawrence V

TaninoKaren K

WisniewskiMichael E

Disciplina

632/.11

Soggetti

Plants - Effect of cold on

Plant physiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; PART 1: THE FREEZING PROCESS; PART 2: MOLECULAR BASIS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF FREEZING TOLERANCE; PART 3: LINKAGE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENTAL ARREST AND COLD HARDINESS; PART 4: GENETIC BASIS OF SUPERIOR COLD TOLERANCE; PART 5: IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ON PLANTS; The Colour Plate Section; PART 6: FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE FIELD: BRIDGING THE GAP; PART 7: PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND SIGNALLING; PART 8: SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting the research on the effects of cold and sub-zero temperatures on plant distribution, growth and yield, this comprehensive title contains chapters 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.