| Literature DB >> 16657107 |
Abstract
Young Gossypium hirsutum L. seedlings chilled at 5 degrees showed a continual decrease in ATP concentration with time of chilling. Chilled plants returned to optimum conditions were able to restore the initial ATP concentration when chilled only 1 day, but not when chilled 2 days. The decrease in ATP with chilling was prevented by hardening the seedlings at 15 degrees for 2 days (14-hr-day-length) immediately before chilling. The ATP level of hardened plants was higher than of unhardened plants. When hardened plants were chilled at 5 degrees , the ATP level increased in the leaves but decreased in the roots.A mechanism of chilling injury is discussed in relation to the decrease in ATP concentration at low temperature.Entities:
Year: 1969 PMID: 16657107 PMCID: PMC396132 DOI: 10.1104/pp.44.4.605
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Physiol ISSN: 0032-0889 Impact factor: 8.340