Increment of Chilling Tolerance and Its Physiological Basis in Chilling-sensitive Corn Sprouts and Tomato Seedlings after Cold-hardening at Optimum Temperatures
Abstract:Many important cultivated plants, such as tomato, tobacco and maize, have a limited capacity to survive temperatures below freezing, these crops are chilling-sensitive plants which can be killed at temperatures below 10-12℃. In contrast, leaves of plants such as cabbage, lettuce, and spinach can d