Environmental regulation and physiological basis of freezing tolerance in woody plants

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-222

  Li, Chunyang ^a,b   Junttila, Olavi ^c,d   Palva, E Tapio ^b  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cold acclimation; Freezing tolerance; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942746454     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-004-0010-2     Document Type: Review

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