Dehydrin variability among rhododendron species: a 25-kDa dehydrin is conserved and associated with cold acclimation across diverse species.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Marian, Calin O.; Krebs, Stephen L.; Arora, Rajeev
- Source
- New Phytologist. Mar2004, Vol. 161 Issue 3, p773-780. 8p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *RHODODENDRONS
*PLANT species
*PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of cold temperatures
*LEAF physiology
*ACCLIMATIZATION (Plants)
*FOLIAR diagnosis
- Language
- ISSN
- 0028-646X
Examines the accumulation pattern of dehydrins in non- and cold-acclimated leaves of Rhododendron, Subgenus Hymenanthes and Subgenus Rhododendron plant species. Description of the plant species; Detection and quantification of dehydrin; Link between cold acclimation ability and 25-kDa dehydrin accumulation.