Cold resistance mechanisms in high desert Andean plants
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- ecophysiology
- Published by Springer Nature in Oecologia
- Vol. 105 (4) , 552-555
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00330019
Abstract
Freezing tolerance and freezing avoidance were studied, during the growing season, in plant species from two different elevations (3200 m and 3700 m) in a desert region of the high Andes (29° 45′S, 69° 59′W) in order to determine whether there was a relationship between plant height and cold resistance mechanisms. Freezing injury and supercooling capacity were determined in plants of different height, from ground-level (Adesmia).Keywords
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