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Title: The Role of the CBF-dependent Signalling Pathway in Woody Perennials

Author
item BENEDICT, C - UMEA UNIVERSITY
item SKINNER, J - OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
item MENG, R - OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
item CHANG, Y - OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
item BHALERAO, R - SWEEDISH UNIV AG SCIENCES
item Finn, Chad
item CHEN, T - OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
item HURRY, V - UMEA UNIVERSITY

Submitted to: Cold Hardiness in Plants: Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology and Physiology
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/6/2006
Publication Date: 7/1/2006
Citation: Benedict, C., Skinner, J.S., Meng, R., Chang, Y., Bhalerao, R., Finn, C.E., Chen, T.H., Hurry, V. 2006. The Role of the CBF-dependent Signalling Pathway in Woody Perennials. Cold Hardiness in Plants: Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology and Physiology. 167-180.

Interpretive Summary: Low temperatures are a major limiting factor in the production of nearly all crops. While a great deal of research has focused on annual crops, there has been a need for a greater understanding of cold hardiness in woody perennial plants. Many fruit crops, nursery crops and all trees used for timber are woody perennial plants. The proteins in the CBF family are transcriptional activators that control the transcription of genes shown to play important roles in cold acclimation and the development of freezing tolerance in annual species. Using molecular tools these genes have been put into poplar and the effect on the freezing tolerance evaluated. This chapter presents and overview of research in this area.

Technical Abstract: Low temperatures are a major limiting factor in the production of nearly all crops. While a great deal of research has focused on annual crops, there has been a need for a greater understanding of cold hardiness in woody perennial plants. Many fruit crops, nursery crops and all trees used for timber are woody perennial plants. The proteins in the CBF family are transcriptional activators that control the transcription of genes shown to play important roles in cold acclimation and the development of freezing tolerance in annual species. Using molecular tools these genes have been put into poplar and the effect on the freezing tolerance evaluated. This chapter presents and overview of research in this area.