Cold Acclimation Increases Freeze Tolerance in <i>Acacia koa</i>, a Tropical Tree Species Occurring over a Wide Elevational Gradient

Cold Acclimation Increases Freeze Tolerance in <i>Acacia koa</i>, a Tropical Tree Species Occurring over a Wide Elevational Gradient

Frost damage is among the major limitations to reforestation and forest restoration projects worldwide. Investigations of environmental and genetic effects on frost resistance have focused on boreal and temperate tree species rather than tropical trees. Koa (<i>Acacia koa</i> A. Gray) is...

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Main Authors: Lilian M. Ayala-Jacobo, Keith E. Woeste, Douglass F. Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
cold acclimation
electrolyte leakage
forest restoration
outplanting
reforestation
seed source
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/8/1089

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