Plant Cold Hardiness: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Physiology / Edition 1

by Paul H. Li, Tony H.H. Chen

Overview

This volume is compiled based on the proceedings of the 5th International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar, which was held at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, August 5 to 8, 1996. Participants representing 16 nations and 22 U. S. states attended the seminar. Researchers came from major laboratories around the world involving plant cold hardiness research. The information compiled in this volume represents the state-of­ the-art research and our understanding of plant cold hardiness in terms of molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology. The 1996 International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar was the fifth of the series; it was first held in 1977 at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, and since then has met every 5 years. The overall goal of this seminar series is to foster the exchange of ideas and research findings among the diverse groups of scientists studying freezing and chilling stresses from a wide variety of perspectives. This is the only international conference focus­ ing its programs entirely on low temperature stress in plants. In accordance with the tradi­ tion, the fifth conference focused on freezing and chilling stress of plants and covered various aspects of plant cold hardiness, including molecular genetics, biochemistry, physi­ ology, and agricultural applications. All contributors to this volume are eminent researchers who have had significant contributions to the knowledge of plant cold hardiness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306457128
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	01/31/1998
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.39(d)

Table of Contents

Molecular Genetics of Cold Acclimation: Molecular Mechanism of Plant Cold Acclimation and Freezing Tolerance; E.T. Palva, P. Heino. Low Temperature Signal Transduction during Cold Acclimation of Alfalfa; R.S. Dhindsa et al. Regulation of Plant Gene Expression in Response to Low Temperature; M.F. Thomashow et al. Constitutive Freezing Tolerant Mutants in Arabidopsis: A Genetic Approach to Signaling Transduction in Cold Acclimation; Z. Xin, J.A. Browse. Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms of Low Temperature Tolerance/Injury: Molecular Chaperones: Do They Have a Role in Cold Stress Responses of Plants?; C. Guy et al. Characterization of Antifreeze Proteins from Winter Rye; M. Griffith et al.. Protection of Thylakoid Membranes from Freeze-Thaw Damage by Proteins; D.K.Hincha et al.. Modulation of Low Temperature Tolerance and Agricultural Implications: Involvement of Abscisic Acid and Proline in Cold Acclimation of Winter Wheat; K.Dörffling et al.. Differential Accumulation of Oligosaccharides and Freezing Tolerance of Alfalfa; Y. Castonguay et al.. Oligosaccharides as Endogenous Cryo-Protectants in Woody Plants; C. Stushnoff et al.. 23 additional chapters. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Contains papers from an August 1996 seminar, reflecting the latest research on plant cold hardiness in terms of molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology. Contributions focus on various aspects of freezing and chilling stress in plants, such as molecular genetics and agricultural applications. Specific topics include regulation of plant gene expression in response to low temperature, characterization of antifreeze proteins from winter rye, active oxygen and freezing tolerance in transgenic plants, winter survival of cereals parasitized by snow mold, and the use of infrared video thermography to study freezing plants. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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