Conifer Cold Hardiness

Conifer Cold Hardiness edited by F.J. Bigras, Stephen J. Colombo.

Conifer Cold Hardiness provides an up-to-date synthesis by leading scientists in the study of the major physiological and environmental factors regulating cold hardiness of conifer tree species. This state-of-the-art reference comprehensively explains current understanding of conifer cold hardiness...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bigras, F.J (Editor), Colombo, Stephen J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Edition:1st ed. 2001.
Series:Tree Physiology, 1
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Plant physiology.
Trees.
Plant ecology.
Plant science.
Botany.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Ecology and Ecophysiology
  • Frost Resistance and the Distribution of Conifers
  • Genecology and Gene Resource Management Strategies for Conifer Cold Hardiness
  • Section II: Acclimation and Deacclimation
  • Cold Acclimation and Deacclimation of Shoots and Roots of Conifer Seedlings
  • Mechanisms of Frost Survival and Freeze-Damage in Nature
  • Xylem Cavitation and Freezing in Conifers
  • Metabolic Changes During Cold Acclimation and Subsequent Freezing and Thawing
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Changes in Relation to Cold Hardiness
  • Molecular Biology of Conifer Frost Tolerance and Potential Applications to Tree Breeding
  • Section III: Seedling Production and Reforestation
  • Influence of Nursery Cultural Practices on Cold Hardiness of Coniferous Forest Tree Seedlings
  • Frost-Related Problems in the Establishment of Coniferous Forests
  • Section IV: Impacts of Biotic and Abiotic Factors
  • Interaction of Microorganisms, Insects, and Freezing Injury on Conifers
  • Impacts of Climate Change on Cold Hardiness of Conifers
  • Impacts of Air Pollutants on Cold Hardiness
  • Section V: Methods and Analysis of Cold Hardiness
  • Methods for Measuring Cold Hardiness of Conifers
  • The Analysis of Cold Hardiness Experiments
  • Modelling Cold Hardiness Development and Loss in Conifers
  • Section VI: Species Examples
  • Cold Hardiness of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)
  • Red Spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) Cold Hardiness and Freezing Injury Susceptibility
  • Cold Hardiness of Yellow-Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D.Don) Spach)
  • Cold Hardiness of Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata D. Don)
  • Index of species
  • Index of subjects.

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