Synopses & Reviews
This volume is a compilation of the presentations of the 6th International Plant Cold Hardiness seminar at the Unitas Congress Center in Helsinki, Finland, held 1st-5th July, 2001. The overall goal of the volume is to acknowledge the research findings and to provide a pivotal resource for scientists and researchers actively engaged in studying plant freezing and chilling stress. Chapter authors are researchers who have had significant contribution to the knowledge of plant cold hardiness.
Table of Contents
Part I: Gene Regulation and Signal Transduction. 1. Molecular Genetics of Plant Responses to Low Temperature; B.-h. Lee, et al. 2. Mutants Deficient in Cold Hardiness: What Can They Reveal About Freezing Tolerance? G.J. Warren, et al. 3. Molecular Cloning of Eskimo1 Gene of Arabidopsis Reveals Novel Mechanisms of Freezing Tolerance; Z. Xin. 4. Early Events During Cold Signaling; V. Sangwan, et al. 5. ATPP2CA Negatively Regulates Aba Responses During Cold Acclimation and Interacts with the Potassium Channel AKT3; S. Tähtiharju, et al. Part II: Physiological Aspects of Plant Cold Hardiness. 6. Physiological Aspects of Cold Hardiness in Northern Deciduous Tree Species; O. Junttila, et al. 7. Cold Acclimation in Rhododendron: a Genetic and Physiological Study; R. Arora. 8. Early Acclimation Response in Grapes (VITIS); A. Fennell, K. Mathiason. 9. Survival of Tropical Apices Cooled to -196°C By Vitrification: Development of a Potential Cryogenic Protocol of Tropical Plants by Vitrification; A. Sakai, et al. 10. Expression of Cold-Regulated (cor) Genes in Barley: Molecular Bases and environmental Interaction; L. Cattivelli, et al. 11. Involvement of Glutathione and Carbohydrate Biosynthesis Moreover COR 14B Gene Expression in Wheat Cold Acclimation; G. Galiba, et al. 12. Photosynthesis Ar Low Temperatures: A Case Study With Arabidopsis; V. Hurry, et al. 13. Changes in the Plasma Membrane From Arabidopsis Thaliana Within One Week of Cold Acclimation; Y. Kawamura, M. Uemura. 14. Cryoprotectin, a Cabbage Protein Protecting Thylakoids from Freeze-Thaw Damage: Expression of Candidate Genes in E. COLI; S.M. Schilling, et al. 15. Extrinsic Ice Nucleation in Plants: What Are the Factors Involved and Can They Be Manipulated? M. Wisniewski, et al. 16. Attenuation of Reactive Oxygen Production During Chilling in Aba-treated Maize Cultured Cells; W.-P. Chen, P.H. Li. Part III: Genetic Engineering. 17. Genetic Engineering of Cultivated Plants for Enhanced Abiotic Stress Tolerance; L.V. Gusta, et al. 18. Engineering Trehalose Biosynthesis Improves Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis; I. Tamminen, et al. 19. Enhancing Cold Tolerance in Plant by Genetic Engineering of Glycinebetaine Synthesis; R. Yuwansiri, et al. 20. Wheat Catalase Expressed in Transgenic Rice Plants can Improve Tolerance Against Low Temperature Injury; T. Matsumuraa, et al. Index.