Molecular control of cold acclimation in trees

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-181

  Welling, Annikki ^a   Palva, E Tapio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; GENES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACCLIMATION MECHANISMS; DYNAMIC PROCESS CONTROLLING; PHENOLOGY;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

EID: 33744475079     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: 13993054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00672.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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