Cell Wall Properties Determine Genotype-Specific Response to Cold in Miscanthus × giganteus Plants.

ABSTRACT: The cell wall plays a crucial role in plant growth and development, including in response to environmental factors, mainly through significant biochemical and biomechanical plasticity. The involvement of the cell wall in C4 plants' response to cold is, however, still poorly understood. Miscanthus × giganteus, a perennial grass, is generally considered cold tolerant and, in contrast to other thermophilic species such as maize or sorgo, can maintain a relatively high level of photosynthesis efficiency at low ambient temperatures. This unusual response to chilling among C4 plants makes Miscanthus an interesting study object in cold acclimation mechanism research. Using the results obtained from employing a diverse range of techniques, including analysis of plasmodesmata ultrastructure by mean

SUBMITTER: Bilska-Kos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8834381 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature