Frost tolerance and ice formation in Pinus radiata needles: Ice management by the endodermis and transfusion tissues

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-189

  Roden, John S ^a,b   Canny, Martin J ^b   Huang, Chen X ^b   Ball, Marilyn C ^b  

^a SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Conifer; Freezing; Leaf; Pine; Thawing

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; FORESTRY; FREEZING; HISTOLOGY; ICE; MELTING; NEEDLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THAWING;

ANATOMY; CONIFER; CRYO-SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGES; EXTRACELLULAR; FREEZE/THAW; FREEZING AND THAWING; FREEZING TREATMENTS; FROST TOLERANCES; ICE FORMATIONS; ICE MANAGEMENTS; ICE NUCLEATIONS; LEAF; MESOPHYLL CELLS; MESOPHYLL TISSUES; PINE; PINE NEEDLES; PINUS RADIATA; SEM; SEM ANALYSIS; TREE SPECIES;

CONCRETES;

ANATOMY; CONIFEROUS TREE; FROST; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; THAWING;

CONCRETE; ELECTROLYTES; FORESTRY; FREEZING; FROST; HISTOLOGY; ICE; LEAVES; NEEDLES; PINUS RADIATA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOFTWOODS; TOLERANCE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 59849094446     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP08247     Document Type: Article

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