Structural changes in acclimated and unacclimated leaves during freezing and thawing

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-40

  Ball, Marilyn C ^a   Canny, Martin J ^a   Huang, Chen X ^a   Heady, Roger D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryo SEM; Eucalyptus pauciflora; Evergreen; Extracellular freezing; Freeze tolerance; Frost; Intracellular freezing; Snow gum

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIODIVERSITY; CELLS; DEHYDRATION; FREEZING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THAWING; TISSUE;

FREEZE INDUCED DAMAGE; GLASSHOUSES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACCLIMATION; FREEZING; LEAF; TOLERANCE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PAUCIFLORA;

EID: 1442314013     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP03164     Document Type: Article

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