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Structural alteration of cell wall pectins accompanies pea development in response to cold.
Phytochemistry - 1 Aug 2014
Baldwin Laëtitia, Domon Jean-Marc, Klimek John F, Fournet Françoise, Sellier Hélène, Gillet Françoise, Pelloux Jérôme, Lejeune-Hénaut Isabelle, Carpita Nicholas C, Rayon Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Pea (Pisum sativum) cell wall metabolism in response to chilling was investigated in a frost-sensitive genotype 'Terese' and a frost-tolerant genotype 'Champagne'. Cell walls isolated from stipules of cold acclimated and non-acclimated plants showed that cold temperatures induce changes in polymers containing xylose, arabinose, galactose and galacturonic acid residues. In the tolerant cultivar Champagne,...
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