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  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,651 Views
20 Pages

Coronatine Enhances Chilling Tolerance of Tomato Plants by Inducing Chilling-Related Epigenetic Adaptations and Transcriptional Reprogramming

  • Ziyan Liu,
  • Zhuoyang Li,
  • Shifeng Wu,
  • Chunxin Yu and ,
  • Xi Wang,
  • Ye Wang,
  • Zhen Peng,
  • Yuerong Gao,
  • Runzhi Li and
  • Liusheng Duan
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

2 September 2022

Low temperature is an important environmental factor limiting the widespread planting of tropical and subtropical crops. The application of plant regulator coronatine, which is an analog of Jasmonic acid (JA), is an effective approach to enhancing cr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Advances in Plant Abiotic Stress)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,393 Views
20 Pages

ABF1 Positively Regulates Rice Chilling Tolerance via Inducing Trehalose Biosynthesis

  • Yazhou Shu,
  • Wensheng Zhang,
  • Liqun Tang,
  • Zhiyong Li and ,
  • Xinyong Liu,
  • Xixi Liu,
  • Wanning Liu,
  • Guanghao Li,
  • Jiezheng Ying and
  • Yifeng Wang
  • + 9 authors+ 4 authors

Chilling stress seriously limits grain yield and quality worldwide. However, the genes and the underlying mechanisms that respond to chilling stress remain elusive. This study identified ABF1, a cold-induced transcription factor of the bZIP family. D...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genetic Regulation of Plant Growth and Protection)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,054 Views
17 Pages

Overexpression of OsPIN9 Impairs Chilling Tolerance via Disturbing ROS Homeostasis in Rice

  • Qiqi Ouyang,
  • Yanwen Zhang,
  • Xiaoyi Yang,
  • Chong Yang and ,
  • Dianyun Hou,
  • Hao Liu and
  • Huawei Xu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

28 July 2023

The auxin efflux transporter PIN-FORMED (PIN) family is one of the major protein families that facilitates polar auxin transport in plants. Here, we report that overexpression of OsPIN9 leads to altered plant architecture and chilling tolerance in ri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Abiotic Stress of Crops: Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,775 Views
12 Pages

Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals the Genetic Basis of Chilling Tolerance in Rice at the Reproductive Stage

  • Byeong Yong Jeong,
  • Yoonjung Lee,
  • Yebin Kwon,
  • Jee Hye Kim and ,
  • Tae-Ho Ham,
  • Soon-Wook Kwon and
  • Joohyun Lee
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 August 2021

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was used to investigate the genetic basis of chilling tolerance in a collection of 117 rice accessions, including 26 Korean landraces and 29 weedy rices, at the reproductive stage. To assess chilling tolerance a...

(This article belongs to the Collection Exploration and Application of Useful Agricultural Genes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,188 Views
18 Pages

Abscisic Acid Mediates Salicylic Acid Induced Chilling Tolerance of Grafted Cucumber by Activating H2O2 Biosynthesis and Accumulation

  • Yanyan Zhang,
  • Xin Fu,
  • Yiqing Feng,
  • Xiaowei Zhang and ,
  • Huangai Bi and
  • Xizhen Ai
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

16 December 2022

Grafting is widely applied to enhance the tolerance of some vegetables to biotic and abiotic stress. Salicylic acid (SA) is known to be involved in grafting-induced chilling tolerance in cucumber. Here, we revealed that grafting with pumpkin (Cucurbi...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
775 Views
12 Pages

10 December 2025

The flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase gene (F3H), in relation to flavonoid biosynthesis, is widely involved in stress tolerance. To understand its contribution to chilling stress, we cloned a ZeF3H gene—1092 bp long and encoding 363 amino acids&md...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tree Epigenetic Diversity and Its Role in Tree Adaptation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,248 Views
15 Pages

10 February 2020

Abrupt-chilling events threaten the survival of alfalfa plants, the ability to cope with such condition should be considered during cultivar selection in the production. To assess biochemical and molecular responses of alfalfa to abrupt chilling, the...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,847 Views
15 Pages

Genome-Wide Analysis and Genomic Prediction of Chilling Tolerance of Maize During Germination Stage Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing SNPs

  • Shiliang Cao,
  • Tao Yu,
  • Gengbin Yang,
  • Wenyue Li and ,
  • Xuena Ma and
  • Jianguo Zhang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

14 November 2024

Chilling injury during the germination stage (CIGS) of maize significantly hinders production, particularly in middle- and high-latitude regions, leading to slow germination, seed decay, and increased susceptibility to pathogens. This study dissects...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,289 Views
13 Pages

25 October 2022

Chilling is a devastating stress that has led to a crisis of production for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). To determine the molecular mechanisms underlying chilling responses in cucumber, we investigated physiological changes and transcriptomic respo...

(This article belongs to the Topic Temperature Stress and Responses in Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,842 Views
13 Pages

Mechanisms of Nitric Oxide in the Regulation of Chilling Stress Tolerance in Camellia sinensis

  • Yingzi Wang,
  • Qin Yu,
  • Yinhua Li,
  • Juan Li and ,
  • Jinhua Chen,
  • Zhonghua Liu,
  • Jian’an Huang,
  • Mohammad S. Al-Harbi,
  • Esmat F. Ali and
  • Mamdouh A. Eissa
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.)] plants are important economic crop in China. Chilling stress and freezing damages have seriously affected the quality of tea products that have been already regarded as the main restricting factors to industry’s developme...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plants Response to Abiotic Stresses: Strategies for Adaptations and Survival)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,330 Views
14 Pages

Two Triacylglycerol Lipases Are Negative Regulators of Chilling Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis

  • Ling Wang,
  • Bilian Qian,
  • Lei Zhao,
  • Ming-Hua Liang and ,
  • Xiangqiang Zhan and
  • Jianhua Zhu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Cold stress is one of the abiotic stress conditions that severely limit plant growth and development and productivity. Triacylglycerol lipases are important metabolic enzymes for the catabolism of triacylglycerols and, therefore, play important roles...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Abiotic Stress: Signaling and Responses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,565 Views
21 Pages

Deciphering the Molecular Mechanisms of Chilling Tolerance in Lsi1-Overexpressing Rice

  • Zhong Li,
  • Muhammad Umar Khan,
  • Xue Yan,
  • Dan Mu and ,
  • Yuebin Xie,
  • Muhammad Waqas,
  • Xin Wu,
  • Puleng Letuma,
  • Changxun Fang and
  • Wenxiong Lin
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Improving tolerance to low-temperature stress during the rice seedling stage is of great significance in agricultural science. In this study, using the low silicon gene 1 (Lsi1)-overexpressing (Dular-OE) and wild-type rice (Dular-WT), we showed that...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,139 Views
11 Pages

Grapevine sustainability is impacted by the timing of dormancy initiation and freezing tolerance in fall and winter and chilling fulfillment and bud break in the spring. These traits have genetic and local temperature contributing factors; therefore,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Grape Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,130 Views
23 Pages

Phenotyping a Diverse Collection of Forage Sorghum Genotypes for Chilling Tolerance

  • Swarup Podder,
  • Dulan Samarappuli,
  • James V. Anderson and
  • Marisol T. Berti

25 July 2020

Forage sorghum (FS) (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a warm-season biomass crop used as forage for hay or silage with the potential to become a bioenergy feedstock or for dual-purpose (forage and energy). The objective of this study was to screen pot...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomass Crop Production, Management, and Ecophysiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,715 Views
17 Pages

Uncovering Key Transcription Factors Driving Chilling Stress Tolerance in Rice Germination

  • Vívian Ebeling Viana,
  • Camila Pegoraro,
  • Viviane Kopp da Luz,
  • Antonio Costa de Oliveira and
  • Luciano Carlos da Maia

16 December 2024

Background: Rice, one of the main foods in Brazil and the world, is sensitive to chilling (0–15 °C), especially in the germination and reproductive stages. Chilling causes delayed germination and affects coleoptile elongation at the S3 stag...

  • Article
  • Open Access
189 Views
19 Pages

Heterologous Expression of Saussurea involucrata SiPIP1;5b Enhances Freezing Tolerance in Arabidopsis and Chilling Tolerance in Tomato

  • Xiaoyan Wu,
  • Saisai Wang,
  • Bo Yin,
  • Weixiang Zhou and ,
  • Zhenhai Zhang,
  • Hongliang Xin,
  • Hongxiang Zhang,
  • Bo Cui,
  • Wenwen Xia and
  • Jianbo Zhu
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

19 October 2026

Low temperature is a major constraint limiting the productivity and distribution of crops, and aquaporins have emerged as important determinants of plant stress tolerance. Saussurea involucrata, an alpine plant adapted to extreme low-temperature envi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants—Second Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,355 Views
19 Pages

Comprehensive Evaluation of 65 Leafy Mustard Cultivars for Chilling Tolerance to Low Temperature Stress at the Seedling Stage

  • Tao Wang,
  • Shuangzhao Zhang,
  • Yuyan Huang,
  • Huifei Ma and ,
  • Shuilan Liao,
  • Zhuzheng Xue and
  • Yongkuai Chen
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

8 August 2024

Mustard is an important cash crop of the genus Brassica in the family Cruciferae. Low temperature is an important environmental factor limiting the growth of mustard. In this study, 65 leafy mustard cultivars were used as experimental materials, 25 &...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,940 Views
17 Pages

Knockout of the Chlorophyll a Oxygenase Gene OsCAO1 Reduces Chilling Tolerance in Rice Seedlings

  • Jiayi Xiong,
  • Genping Wen,
  • Jin Song,
  • Xiaoyi Liu and ,
  • Qiuhong Chen,
  • Guilian Zhang,
  • Yunhua Xiao,
  • Xiong Liu,
  • Huabing Deng and
  • Xuedan Lu
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

2 June 2024

Chilling stress is one of the main abiotic factors affecting rice growth and yield. In rice, chlorophyllide a oxygenase encoded by OsCAO1 is responsible for converting chlorophyllide a to chlorophyllide b, playing a crucial role in photosynthesis and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genetic Research and Plant Breeding 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,246 Views
15 Pages

H2O2 Functions as a Downstream Signal of IAA to Mediate H2S-Induced Chilling Tolerance in Cucumber

  • Xiaowei Zhang,
  • Yanyan Zhang,
  • Chenxiao Xu,
  • Kun Liu and ,
  • Huangai Bi and
  • Xizhen Ai
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

29 November 2021

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays a crucial role in regulating chilling tolerance. However, the role of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and auxin in H2S-induced signal transduction in the chilling stress response of plants was unclear. In this study, 1.0 mM exog...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hydrogen Sulfide and Reactive Oxygen Species, Antioxidant Defense, Abiotic Stress Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,551 Views
14 Pages

Evolutionary Landscape of Tea Circular RNAs and Its Contribution to Chilling Tolerance of Tea Plant

  • Jin Huang,
  • Yanli Wang,
  • Jie Yu,
  • Fangdong Li and ,
  • Lianghui Yi,
  • Yunze Li,
  • Na Xie,
  • Qiong Wu,
  • Lidiia Samarina and
  • Enhua Xia
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

12 January 2023

Chilling stress threatens the yield and distribution pattern of global crops, including the tea plant (Camellia sinensis), one of the most important cash crops around the world. Circular RNA (circRNA) plays roles in regulating plant growth and biotic...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Comparative Genomics and Functional Genomics Analysis of Horticulture Plants 2022)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,064 Views
15 Pages

Jasmonic Acid-Mediated Antioxidant Defense Confers Chilling Tolerance in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)

  • Weixia Liu,
  • Jielin Wang,
  • Dan Zhu,
  • Xiaomin Yin and ,
  • Gongfu Du,
  • Yuling Qin,
  • Zhiyuan Zhang and
  • Ziji Liu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

2 April 2025

Chilling stress inhibits the growth of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.), reduces its overall agricultural yield, and deteriorates fruit quality. Therefore, it is crucial to elucidate the mechanism through which okra plants respond to chilling stress....

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
132 Views
21 Pages

The GhWRKY65–GhAOC3A Module Enhances the Chilling Tolerance in Cotton by Regulating Jasmonic Acid Accumulation

  • Gang Chen,
  • Jianting Feng,
  • Haohua Chen,
  • Shiyan Cui and ,
  • Xuechi Li,
  • Rui Tang,
  • Manhong Wang,
  • Lingling Chen,
  • Shandang Shi and
  • Hongbin Li
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

3 November 2026

Allene oxide cyclase (AOC) is an integral enzyme in jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis and a key regulator of plant stress responses. However, the regulatory mechanisms and enzymatic activities of cotton AOC under stress responses remain poorly understo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress and Regulatory Pathways for Stress Alleviation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
100 Citations
6,567 Views
19 Pages

Maize Tolerance against Drought and Chilling Stresses Varied with Root Morphology and Antioxidative Defense System

  • Hafiz Athar Hussain,
  • Shengnan Men,
  • Saddam Hussain,
  • Qingwen Zhang and ,
  • Umair Ashraf,
  • Shakeel Ahmad Anjum,
  • Iftikhar Ali and
  • Longchang Wang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

6 June 2020

Maize belongs to a tropical environment and is extremely sensitive to drought and chilling stress, particularly at early developmental stages. The present study investigated the individual and combined effects of drought (15% PEG-Solution) and chilli...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Adaptation of Plants to Environmental Changes: Light and Temperature in Plant Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,358 Views
20 Pages

Quantitative Proteomics-Based Analysis Reveals Molecular Mechanisms of Chilling Tolerance in Grafted Cotton Seedlings

  • Xin Zhang,
  • Yan Feng,
  • Aziz Khan,
  • Najeeb Ullah and ,
  • Zengqiang Li,
  • Saira Zaheer,
  • Ruiyang Zhou and
  • Zhiyong Zhang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

10 May 2022

Proteome analysis of grafted cotton exposed to low-temperature stress can provide insights into the molecular mechanistic of chilling tolerance in plants. In this study, grafted and non-grafted cotton plants were exposed to chilling stress (10 °C...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
515 Views
15 Pages

Low-Dose Foliar Melatonin Enhances Chilling Stress Tolerance in Cucumber

  • Alexey A. Kudrinsky,
  • Olga A. Shapoval,
  • Maria T. Mukhina,
  • Dmitry M. Mikhaylov and ,
  • Georgii V. Lisichkin and
  • Yurii A. Krutyakov
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 September 2026

The study evaluated the potential of low-dose foliar melatonin (MT) treatments to alleviate chilling injury in cucumber plants, with a particular focus on mimicking sudden spring frosts in open-field cultivation. Cucumber seedlings were sprayed with...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,428 Views
17 Pages

Deficiency of Auxin Efflux Carrier OsPIN1b Impairs Chilling and Drought Tolerance in Rice

  • Chong Yang,
  • Huihui Wang,
  • Qiqi Ouyang,
  • Guo Chen and ,
  • Xiaoyu Fu,
  • Dianyun Hou and
  • Huawei Xu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

2 December 2023

Significant progress has been made in the functions of auxin efflux transporter PIN-FORMED (PIN) genes for the regulation of growth and development in rice. However, knowledge on the roles of OsPIN genes in abiotic stresses is limited. We previously...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Role of Auxin in Plant Growth and Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,496 Views
16 Pages

Lipid Remodeling and Membrane Stability Contribute to Differential Chilling Tolerance in Two Dichondra (Dichondra repens) Genotypes

  • Sitian Liu,
  • Junnan Lin,
  • Jishun Jiang,
  • Yilin Di and ,
  • Xinying Liu and
  • Zhou Li
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

20 January 2026

Dichondra (Dichondra repens) is an important thermophilic Chinese herbal medicine and a key component in traditional herbal tea and beverages. It is also commonly used as an excellent ground cover plant for landscapes and cover cropping in orchards....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights into Environmental Stresses and Plants: Second Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,058 Views
15 Pages

Characteristics of Three Thioredoxin Genes and Their Role in Chilling Tolerance of Harvested Banana Fruit

  • Fuwang Wu,
  • Qing Li,
  • Huiling Yan,
  • Dandan Zhang and ,
  • Guoxiang Jiang,
  • Yueming Jiang and
  • Xuewu Duan
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

9 September 2016

Thioredoxins (Trxs) are small proteins with a conserved redox active site WCGPC and are involved in a wide range of cellular redox processes. However, little information on the role of Trx in regulating low-temperature stress of harvested fruit is av...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,838 Views
25 Pages

9 August 2022

Maize, a major staple cereal crop in global food supply, is a thermophilic and short-day C4 plant sensitive to low-temperature stress. A low temperature is among the most severe agro-meteorological hazards in maize-growing areas. This review covers t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Responses to Abiotic Stresses 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
2,905 Views
21 Pages

Effects of Reactive Oxygen Levels on Chilling Injury and Storability in 21 Apricot Varieties from Different Production Areas in China

  • Qi Xin,
  • Xinqun Zhou,
  • Weibo Jiang,
  • Min Zhang and ,
  • Jing Sun,
  • Kuanbo Cui,
  • Yu Liu,
  • Wenxiao Jiao,
  • Handong Zhao and
  • Bangdi Liu
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

15 June 2023

The key factors for resistance to chilling injury in apricot fruits were obtained by analyzing the low-temperature storage characteristics of 21 varieties of apricot fruits in the main producing areas of China. Twenty-one varieties of apricots from d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Post-harvest Preservation and Quality of Fruits and Vegetables—Volume II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,182 Views
16 Pages

An Integration of MicroRNA and Transcriptome Sequencing Analysis Reveal Regulatory Roles of miRNAs in Response to Chilling Stress in Wild Rice

  • Wenlong Zhao,
  • Weiyu Xiao,
  • Jinliang Sun,
  • Mingxin Chen and ,
  • Mingqing Ma,
  • Yaqi Cao,
  • Weijian Cen,
  • Rongbai Li and
  • Jijing Luo
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

3 April 2022

A chromosome single segment substitution line (CSSL) DC90, which was generated by introgressing CTS-12, a locus derived from common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon Griff.), into the 9311 (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica) background, exhibits a chilling tolera...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,604 Views
14 Pages

Exogenous Salicylic Acid Improves Chilling Tolerance in Maize Seedlings by Improving Plant Growth and Physiological Characteristics

  • Qian Zhang,
  • Dongmei Li,
  • Qi Wang,
  • Xiangyu Song and ,
  • Yingbo Wang,
  • Xilang Yang,
  • Dongling Qin,
  • Tenglong Xie and
  • Deguang Yang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

30 June 2021

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a chilling-sensitive plant. Chilling stress in the early seedling stage seriously limits the growth, development, productivity and geographic distribution of maize. Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant growth regulator involved in th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Resilience to Biotic and Environmental Stresses in Horticultural Crops)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,131 Views
17 Pages

20 December 2021

Grafting with pumpkin rootstock could improve chilling tolerance in watermelon, and salicylic acid (SA) as a signal molecule is involved in regulating plant tolerance to chilling and other abiotic stresses. To clarify the mechanism in pumpkin rootsto...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Redox Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
494 Views
24 Pages

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Nano-Hydroxyapatite (nHAP) in Regulating Chilling Tolerance of Cucumber Seedlings

  • Wajid Anwar,
  • Rui-Heng Cai,
  • Ting Pang,
  • Yungui Li and ,
  • Dissanayakalage D. N. V. Dissanayaka and
  • Yun-Song Lai
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

17 August 2026

Xishuangbanna (XIS) cucumber (Cucumis sativus) originated from low-altitude southwest China and shows extreme cold sensitivity. Nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAP), known for its high bioavailability and surface reactivity relative to bulk HAP, was applied to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vegetable Genetics and Genomics, 3rd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,408 Views
15 Pages

Unveiling the Physiological Basis of Cold Tolerance in Maize: Root Architecture, Photosynthetic Stability, and POD-Mediated Defense Under Delayed Chilling Stress

  • Zhen Wang,
  • Qi Jia,
  • Baolin Zhang,
  • Bo Ming and ,
  • Lanfang Bai,
  • Fugui Wang,
  • Yongqiang Wang,
  • Shengnan Yu,
  • Runhou Zou and
  • Zhigang Wang
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

6 February 2026

Delayed chilling stress is a frequent meteorological disaster in the spring maize-growing region of Northern China. Understanding the physiological responses and key characteristics of cold-tolerant maize varieties under such stress is crucial for th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,316 Views
17 Pages

Glycine Betaine Treatment Enhanced Eggplant Chilling Tolerance by Modulating Peel and Flesh Metabolic Responses

  • Michelle Guijarro,
  • Magalí Darré,
  • Ludmila Careri,
  • Analía Concellón and
  • María José Zaro

Eggplant is highly susceptible to chilling injury (CI) when stored at temperatures below 10 °C. This study evaluated the efficacy of glycine betaine (GB) as a pre-storage treatment to enhance chilling tolerance in eggplant, focusing on tissue-spe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Postharvest Treatments for Preserving Quality and Reducing Food Loss in Horticultural Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
327 Views
23 Pages

A Vitamin C Fermentation By-Product Enhances Chilling Tolerance in Pak Choi by Modulating Ascorbate Redox Status and Augmenting Antioxidant Defense Capacity

  • Shuhui Bian,
  • Haotian Cheng,
  • Weina Sheng,
  • Mingfu Gao and ,
  • Hao Sun,
  • Jian Gu,
  • Weichao Yang and
  • Hui Xu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

23 September 2026

Early-spring chilling disrupts redox balance and limits leafy-vegetable growth. This study aimed to determine whether residue after evaporation (RAE), a vitamin C fermentation by-product, could improve chilling tolerance in pak choi, and whether its...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Regulatory Mechanisms of Exogenous Natural Compounds in the Growth and Stress Resistance of Horticultural Crops)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,973 Views
19 Pages

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of ABA and CaCl2 Regulating Chilling Tolerance of Cucumber Seedlings

  • Qian Feng,
  • Sen Yang,
  • Yijia Wang,
  • Lu Lu and ,
  • Mintao Sun,
  • Chaoxing He,
  • Jun Wang,
  • Yansu Li,
  • Xianchang Yu and
  • Yan Yan
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

13 December 2021

Cold stress is a limiting factor to the growth and development of cucumber in the temperate regions; hence, improving the crop’s tolerance to low temperature is highly pertinent. The regulation of low-temperature tolerance with exogenous ABA an...

(This article belongs to the Topic Physiological and Molecular Characterization of Crop Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,879 Views
19 Pages

Bean and Pea Plastoglobules Change in Response to Chilling Stress

  • Joanna Wójtowicz,
  • Joanna Grzyb,
  • Joanna Szach,
  • Radosław Mazur and
  • Katarzyna B. Gieczewska

2 November 2021

Plastoglobules (PGs) might be characterised as microdomains of the thylakoid membrane that serve as a platform to recruit proteins and metabolites in their spatial proximity in order to facilitate metabolic channelling or signal transduction. This st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biotic and Abiotic Stress Effects on Plant Structure and Physiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,724 Views
14 Pages

Exogenous Silicon Application Improves Chilling Injury Tolerance and Photosynthetic Performance of Citrus

  • Mireille Asanzi Mvondo-She,
  • Jacob Mashilo,
  • Auges Gatabazi,
  • Ashwell Rungano Ndhlala and
  • Mark Delmege Laing

5 January 2024

Low-temperature stress is an important limiting factor affecting citrus growth and fruit yields. Therefore, increasing citrus cold stress tolerance may enhance the growth, yield, and quality of citrus production in marginal areas. The objective of th...

(This article belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,270 Views
11 Pages

11 April 2025

Temperature plays a crucial role in shaping the biology of insects. Developmental temperature and acclimation temperatures influence their ability to cope with extreme thermal conditions. This study investigates the effects of developmental temperatu...

(This article belongs to the Section Insect Physiology, Reproduction and Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,728 Views
15 Pages

BSA-Seq Approach Identified Candidate Region and Diagnostic Marker for Chilling Tolerance of High Oleic Acid Peanut at Germination Stage

  • Hongxi Sun,
  • Liang Ren,
  • Feiyan Qi,
  • Haixin Wang and ,
  • Shutao Yu,
  • Ziqi Sun,
  • Bingyan Huang,
  • Suoyi Han,
  • Puxiang Shi and
  • Guoqing Yu
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

21 December 2022

High oleic acid peanut (HOAP) is extensively embraced in China because of its high nutritional value and enhanced oxidative stability. However, its dissemination has been severely constrained in high altitude and high latitude areas due to chilling s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genetic Dissection of Important Agronomy Characteristics and Gene Function Analysis in Oilseed Crops)
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1,237 Views
16 Pages

17 December 2025

Chilling injury (CI) is a major postharvest disorder in citrus fruit, and fatty acid (FA) metabolism has been proposed as a key determinant of cold tolerance. We have investigated this relationship in the fruit of the Star Ruby grapefruit and found t...

(This article belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
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1 Citations
1,005 Views
26 Pages

Integrated Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside, Arginine, and Salicylic Acid on Chilling Tolerance, Antioxidant Defense, and Postharvest Quality of Cold-Stored ‘Keitt’ Mango Fruit

  • Nahed M. Rashed,
  • Ahmed F. Abd El-Khalek,
  • Sherif F. El-Gioushy,
  • Gehan. A. Mahmoud and ,
  • Saleh M. Alturki,
  • Alaa S. Alharbi,
  • Randa A. Zarban and
  • Mohamed S. Gawish
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Chilling injury is a major problem limiting the postharvest storage and marketability of mango fruit at low temperature. The present study investigated the individual and combined effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), L-arginine (Arg) and salicylic...

(This article belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
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43 Citations
7,918 Views
14 Pages

25 February 2016

Abiotic stress, including salinity, drought and cold, severely affect diverse aspects of plant development and production. Rice is an important crop that does not acclimate to cold; therefore, it is relatively sensitive to low temperature stress. Deh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Molecular Biology)
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160 Citations
10,301 Views
21 Pages

Exogenous Ascorbic Acid Induced Chilling Tolerance in Tomato Plants Through Modulating Metabolism, Osmolytes, Antioxidants, and Transcriptional Regulation of Catalase and Heat Shock Proteins

  • Amr Elkelish,
  • Sameer H. Qari,
  • Yasser S. A. Mazrou,
  • Khaled A. A. Abdelaal and ,
  • Yaser M. Hafez,
  • Abdelghafar M. Abu-Elsaoud,
  • Gaber El-Saber Batiha,
  • Mohamed A. El-Esawi and
  • Nihal El Nahhas
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

1 April 2020

Chilling, a sort of cold stress, is a typical abiotic ecological stress that impacts the development as well as the growth of crops. The present study was carried to investigate the role of ascorbic acid root priming in enhancing tolerance of tomato...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop and Medical Plants)
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13 Pages

Overexpression of SgGH3.1 from Fine-Stem Stylo (Stylosanthes guianensis var. intermedia) Enhances Chilling and Cold Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

  • Ming Jiang,
  • Long-Long Ma,
  • Huai-An Huang,
  • Shan-Wen Ke and ,
  • Chun-Sheng Gui,
  • Xin-Yi Ning,
  • Xiang-Qian Zhang,
  • Tian-Xiu Zhong,
  • Xin-Ming Xie and
  • Shu Chen
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

31 August 2021

Stylosanthes (stylo) species are commercially significant tropical and subtropical forage and pasture legumes that are vulnerable to chilling and frost. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms behind stylos’ responses to low temperatu...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
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12 Pages

Chilling injury (CI) in peach fruit (Prunus persica cv. Yuhualu) is generally caused by long-time low temperature (5 °C or 0 °C) storage. However, peach fruit stored at near-freezing temperature (NFT in this research is −1 °C), defi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Studies in Maintaining Post-Harvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables)
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6 Citations
3,121 Views
21 Pages

Synergistic Postharvest Efficacy of Methyl Salicylate, Methyl Jasmonate, and Sodium Nitroprusside in Enhancing Chilling Tolerance of Tomato Fruit

  • Pedro Antonio Padilla-González,
  • Mihaela Iasmina Madalina Ilea,
  • Fabián Guillén,
  • Daniel Valero and ,
  • María Serrano,
  • María Emma García-Pastor and
  • Huertas María Díaz-Mula
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Chilling injury (CI) is a major constraint to the postharvest shelf-life of tomato fruit (Solanum lycopersicum L.), leading to severe quality deterioration, which is closely linked to cell membrane damage. While individual postharvest treatments with...

(This article belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
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2,758 Views
14 Pages

Antisense Overexpression of Gγ Subunit CsGG3.1-2 Reduces Soluble Sugar Content and Chilling Tolerance in Cucumber

  • Longqiang Bai,
  • Huixin Zhu,
  • Yu Shi,
  • Yaling Li and ,
  • Yanxiu Miao,
  • Xianchang Yu,
  • Yi Zhang and
  • Yansu Li
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Plant G protein γ subunits have multiple functions in growth and development processes and in abiotic stress responses. Few functions of Gγ in horticultural crops have been revealed thus far. In this study, the potential function of CsGG3...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Abiotic Stress Responses of Vegetable Crops)

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