Inflorescences of alpine cushion plants freeze autonomously and may survive subzero temperatures by supercooling

Plant Science

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 149-156

  Hacker, Jürgen ^a   Ladinig, Ursula ^a   Wagner, Johanna ^a   Neuner, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpine cushion plant; Ice nucleation; Inflorescence freezing pattern; Summer frost survival; Supercooling; Thermal ice barrier

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; COLD; FREEZING; INFLORESCENCE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SAXIFRAGACEAE; SILENE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; FREEZING; INFLORESCENCE; SAXIFRAGACEAE; SILENE;

SAXIFRAGA; SAXIFRAGA CAESIA; SAXIFRAGA MOSCHATA; SILENE; SILENE ACAULIS;

EID: 78149500970     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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