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Cold hardening is a process in which a plant undergoes physiological changes to avoid, or mitigate cellular injuries caused by sub-zero temperatures. [1] Non-acclimatized individuals can survive −5 °C, while an acclimatized individual in the same species can survive −30 °C.
Winter rest (from the German term Winterruhe) is a state of reduced activity of plants and warm-blooded animals living in extratropical regions of the world during the more hostile environmental conditions of winter. In this state, they save energy during cold weather while they have limited access to food sources.
Tropical plants may begin to experience cold damage when the temperature is 42 to 48 °F (5 to 9 °C), symptoms include wilting of the top of the stems and/or leaves, and blackening or softening of the plant tissue. Frost or cold damage can be avoided by ensuring that tender plants are properly hardened before planting, and that they are not ...
Corrective action. If a late winter or early spring cold snap damages trees or other plants that have broken dormancy, there is little you can do to mitigate the damage, Allow frosted foliage to ...
When freezing temperatures threaten, we can take steps to insulate plants against the cold. For brief freezes, you can simply cover plants with blankets, towels, burlap, or other insulating materials.
The ability to control intercellular ice formation during freezing is critical to the survival of freeze-tolerant plants. [3] If intracellular ice forms, it could be lethal to the plant when adhesion between cellular membranes and walls occur. The process of freezing tolerance through cold acclimation is a two-stage mechanism: [4]
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Sun scald on fruit appears when a fruit is exposed to direct sunlight after cold storage for an extended period of time, typically after harvest. The damage can often lead to the death of the fruit via consumption by insects, animals, bacteria, or fungi.