Francois Ouellet, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Published online: September 2007
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0020093
Cold acclimation is the process leading to the development of freezing tolerance in plants. It is a complex multigenic process that requires a programmed and integrated genetic capacity to activate the appropriate mechanisms needed to withstand harsh winter conditions.
Keywords: antifreeze proteins; Arabidopsis; cold acclimation; freezing tolerance; wheat
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| Ouellet F (2002) Out of the cold: unveiling the elements required for low temperature induction of gene expression in plants. In vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant 38: 396–403. | |
| Sarhan F and Danyluk J (1998) Engineering cold-tolerant crops–Throwing the master switch. Trends in Plant Science 3: 289–290. | |
| Sarhan F, Ouellet F and Vazquez-Tello A (1997) The wheat WCS120 gene family. A useful model to understand the molecular genetics of freezing tolerance in cereals. Physiologia Plantarum 101: 439–445. | |
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