Velocity and pattern of ice propagation and deep supercooling in woody stems of Castanea sativa, Morus nigra and Quercus robur measured by IDTA

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1037-1045

  Neuner, Gilbert ^a   Xu, Bingcheng ^b   Hacker, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

freezing exotherm; infrared differential thermal analysis; infrared thermography; intracellular freezing pattern; persistent supercooling; xylem ray parenchyma cells.

Indexed keywords

ICE;

CYTOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; ICE; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUPERCOOLING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VELOCITY; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FAGACEAE; FREEZING; METHODOLOGY; MULBERRY; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; TIME; WOOD; XYLEM;

DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FAGACEAE; FREEZING; ICE; MORUS; PLANT STEMS; QUERCUS; TIME FACTORS; WOOD; XYLEM;

CASTANEA SATIVA; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS NIGRA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 77955066897     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq059     Document Type: Article

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