Cold tolerance in plants: a simple phenomenon with complex signaling

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
7
Article ID: 
11025
5 pages
Research Article

Cold tolerance in plants: a simple phenomenon with complex signaling

Dr. Ajaz Ahmad Waza, Dr. Shabir Ahmad Bhat and Dr. Zeenat Hamid

Received 14th August 2017; Received in revised form 26th September, 2017; Accepted 11th October, 2017; Published online 12th November, 2017

Copyright © 2017, Ajaz Ahmad Waza et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract: 

Plants face different abiotic stresses that reduce crop production worldwide. Cold stress is the main abiotic stress that reduce plant yield in hilly areas. Cold resistance in plants is considered to be an interesting phenomenon with complex signaling pathways. Tolerance to cold in plants is acquired by exposing them to a low non freezing temperature and involves extensive changes at molecular level. Understanding the molecular mechanism behind the cold resistance in plants can help us to develop more and more cold tolerant plants. This review discusses different molecular changes observed during development of cold tolerance in plants.

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