Studies on the Chemistry of the Living Bark of the Black Locust in Relation to Its Frost Hardiness. VII. A Possible Direct Effect of Starch on the Susceptibility of Plants to Freezing Injury.
- 1 July 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 29 (4) , 331-337
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.29.4.331
Abstract
The hypothesis is proposed and evidence is given that the presence of starch in bark cells serves mechanically to lower the resistance of the cells to injury by extracellular freezing.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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