Climatic Constraints Drive the Evolution of Low Temperature Resistance in Woody Plants

Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 189-202

  Larcher, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Evolutionary adaptation; Freezing induced dehydration; Frost tolerance; Photoperiod; Protection proteins; Supercooling; Winter dormancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010895188     PISSN: 00218588     EISSN: 18810136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.61.189     Document Type: Article

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