Table Of ContentPlant Cold Hardiness
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry,
and Physiology
Plant Cold Hardiness
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry,
and Physiology
Edited by
Paul H. Li
University ofM innesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
and
Tony H. H. Chen
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
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Plant cold hardiness : molecular biology , biochemistry, and physiology
/ edited by Paul Li and Tony H.H. Chen,
p. cm.
"Proceedings of the Fifth International Plant Cold Hardiness
Seminar, held August 4-8, 1996, in Corvallis , Oregon"—T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index .
ISBN 978-1-4899-0279-5
1. Plants—Frost resistance—Congresses. I. Li, P. H. (Paul H.),
1933- . II. Chen, Tony H. H. III. International Plant Cold
Hardiness Seminar (5th : 1996 : Corvallis, Or.)
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Proceedings of the Fifth International Plan t Cold Hardiness Seminar,
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PREFACE
This volume is compiled based on the proceedings of the 5th International Plant
Cold Hardiness Seminar, which was held at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon,
USA, August 5 to 8, 1996. Participants representing 16 nations and 22 U.S. states attended
the seminar. Researchers came from major laboratories around the world involving plant
cold hardiness research. The information compiled in this volume represents the state-of
the-art research and our understanding of plant cold hardiness in terms of molecular biol
ogy, biochemistry, and physiology.
The 1996 International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar was the fifth of the series; it
was first held in 1977 at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, and since then has met
every 5 years. The overall goal of this seminar series is to foster the exchange of ideas and
research findings among the diverse groups of scientists studying freezing and chilling
stresses from a wide variety of perspectives. This is the only international conference focus
ing its programs entirely on low temperature stress in plants. In accordance with the tradi
tion, the fifth conference focused on freezing and chilling stress of plants and covered
various aspects of plant cold hardiness, including molecular genetics, biochemistry, physi
ology, and agricultural applications. All contributors to this volume are eminent researchers
who have had significant contributions to the knowledge of plant cold hardiness. It is our
sincere hope that this volume will provide readers with a view of recent advances in the
field of plant low temperature stress research since the fourth seminar, which was held at
the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, July I to 5, 1991.
We wish to thank USDA/NRIIPlant Responses to The Environment program, and
the Research Office, College of Agricultural Sciences, and the Department of Horticulture
of Oregon State University, for their financial support of the fifth seminar. Our thanks also
go to the staff of the Department of Horticulture and of the LaSells Stewart Center of Con
ference and Performing Arts, Oregon State University, for their help in organizing this
meeting. Finally, we wish to thank each of the contributors to this volume for their coop
eration in preparation of their manuscripts in a timely fashion for publication.
Paul H. Li
Tony H.H. Chen
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CONTENTS
Part I: Molecular Genetics of Cold Acclimation
1. Molecular Mechanism of Plant Cold Acclimation and Freezing Tolerance 3
E. Tapio Paiva and Pekka Heino
2. Low Temperature Signal Transduction during Cold Acclimation of Alfalfa . . . . . 15
Rajinder S. Dhindsa, Antonio F. Monroy, Veena Sangwan,
Wojciech Kawczynski, and Etienne Labbe
3. Regulation of Plant Gene Expression in Response to Low Temperature 29
Michael F. Thomashow, Eric J. Stockinger, and Sarah J. Gilmour
4. Constitutive Freezing Tolerant Mutants in Arabidopsis: A Genetic Approach to
Signaling Transduction in Cold Acclimation ........................ 35
Zhanguo Xin and John A. Browse
5. Arabidopsis Mutants Impaired in Freezing Tolerance after Cold Acclimation 45
Gareth Warren, Robert McKown, Rita Teutonico, Gary Kuroki, Emma Veale,
and Kristina Sagen
6. Frost Hardiness and Cold Acclimation in Solanum Species 57
Roberto Valverde, Tony H. H. Chen, and Paul H. Li
7. Understanding Genetic Control of Freezing Resistance Using Potato Species as
a Model System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Jiwan P. Palta, John B. Bamberg, Yu-Kuang Chen, Sandra E. Vega,
Laurie S. Weiss, and Bjorn H. Karlsson
8. The Dicktoo x Morex Population: A Model for Dissecting Components of
Winterhardiness in Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Patrick Hayes, Fu Qiang Chen, Ann Corey, Aihong Pan, Tony H. H. Chen,
Eileen Baird, Wayne Powell, William Thomas, Robbie Waugh,
Zoltan Bedo, Ildiko Karsai, Thomas Blake, and Lauara Oberthur
9. Mapping of Genes Controlling Cold Hardiness on Wheat 5A and Its
Homologous Chromosomes of Cereals ............................ 89
Gabor Galiba, Ildiko Kerepesi, John W. Snape, and Jozsef Sutka
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10. Genetic Control of Cold Hardiness in Blueberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Rajeev Arora, Lisa J. Rowland, Ganesh R. Panta, Chon-Chong Lim,
Jeffrey S. Lehman, and Nicholi Vorsa
Part II: Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms
of Low Temperature TolerancelInjury
11. Molecular Chaperones: Do They Have a Role in Cold Stress Responses of
Plants? ...................................................... 109
Charles Guy, Dale Haskell, Qin-Bao Li, and Chun Zhang
12. Characterization of Antifreeze Proteins from Winter Rye ............... . . . . 131
M. Griffith, A. Mlynarz, W. C. Hon, F. Sicheri, D. S. C. Yang, M. Antikainen,
and K. Pihakaski-Maunsbach
13. Protection of Thylakoid Membranes from Freeze-Thaw Damage by Proteins. . . 143
Dirk K. Hincha, Frank Sieg, and Jiirgen M. Schmitt
14. Investigating the Role of Lipid Metabolism in Chilling and Freezing Tolerance 153
Jim Tokuhisa, Jingrui Wu, Martine Miquel, Zhanguo Xin, and John Browse
15. Effect of Cold Acclimation on Membrane Lipid Composition and
Freeze-Induced Membrane Destablization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Matsuo Uemura and Peter L. Steponkus
16. Regulation of Cold Acclimation: A Complex Interaction of Low Temperature,
Light, and Chloroplastic Redox Poise ............................. 181
Gordon R. Gray, Louis-Pierre Chauvin, Fathey Sarhan, and
Norman P. A. Huner
17. A Comparison of the Cold Hardiness Potential of Spring Cereals and Vernalized
and Non-Vernalized Winter Cereals ............................... 191
R. W. Wilen, P. Fu, A. J. Robertson, and L. V. Gusta
18. Active Oxygen and Freezing Tolerance in Transgenic Plants 203
Bryan D. McKersie and Stephen R. Bowley
19. Abscisic Acid-Induced Chilling Tolerance in Maize ....................... 215
Paul H. Li, Wen-Ping Chen, Ling-cheng Jian, and Zhanguo Xin
20. Molecular Mechanisms of Chilling-Induced Oxidative Stress Injury and
Tolerance in Pre-Emergent Maize Seedlings ........................ 225
Tottempudi K. Prasad and Cecil R. Stewart
21. Characterization of Vacuolar H+ -ATPases that Are Sensitive and Tolerant to Cold 237
Kenmi Hotsubo, Yukio Kawamura, Daisuke Takezawa, Keita Arakawa, and
Shizuo Yoshida
22. Phytochrome Overexpression and Cold Hardiness in Transgenic Populus . . . . .. 245
O. Junttila, J. E. Olsen, J. Nilsen, I. Martinussen, T. Moritz, M. Eriksson, O.
Olsson, and G. Sandberg
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23. Responses of Woody Plant Cells to Freezing: Investigations on the Role of the
plant Cell Wall ............................................... 257
Edward N. Ashworth, Stephen R. Malone, Zoran Ristic, James W. Julian, and
Eric Sarnighausen
24. Cell Tension and Cavitation in Plants during Freezing: Their Role in Injury 271
C. B. Rajashekar
Part III: Modulation of Low Temperature Tolerance and Agricultural Implications
25. Involvement of Abscisic Acid and Proline in Cold Acclimation of Winter Wheat 283
Karl Dorffling, Midori Abromeit, Udo Bradersen, Helga Dorffiing, and
Gilbert Melz
26. Differential Accumulation of Oligosaccharides and Freezing Tolerance of Alfalfa 293
Yves Castonguay, Paul Nadeau, and Real Michaud
27. Oligosaccharides as Endogenous Cryoprotectants in Woody Plants. . . . . . . . . . . 301
Cecil Stushnoff, Manfredo J. Seufferheld, and Thomas Creegan
28. The Use ofInfrared Video Thermography to Study Freezing in Plants 311
Michael Wisniewski
29. Breeding of Cold Hardy Woody Landscape Plants 317
Harold Pellett
30. Cold Hardiness Factors that Affect Nursery Production of Woody Plants in
Southeastern United States ...................................... 325
Orville M. Lindstrom
31. Winter Survival of Cereals Parasitized by Snow Mold 331
Denis A. Gaudet and Andre Laroche
32. Biological Control of Snow Mold 343
Naoyuki Matsumoto
33. Induction of Chilling Tolerance by Brief Abiotic Shocks 351
Mikal E. Saltveit and Mary Mangrich
Participants Photograph .................................................. 357
Index. .. . .. . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . ... ... . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. .... 359
Plant Cold Hardiness
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry,
and Physiology
Part I
Molecular Genetics of Cold Acclimation
