Journal
PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11233400
Keywords
cold stress; cotton; fatty acid; membrane lipids; unsaturation
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- Cotton Incorporated [18-282]
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Breeding for cold stress tolerance during germination is complex due to the integrated responses of cellular, biochemical, hormonal, and molecular processes. Cold stress primarily affects the structure and composition of cell membranes, leading to disturbances in cellular homeostasis. Maintenance of membrane integrity through altering lipid composition is crucial for plants to cope with cold stress.
Cold stress breeding that focuses on the improvement of chilling tolerance at the germination stage is constrained by the complexities of the trait which involves integrated cellular, biochemical, hormonal and molecular responses. Biological membrane serves as the first line of plant defense under stress. Membranes receive cold stress signals and transduce them into intracellular responses. Low temperature stress, in particular, primarily and effectively affects the structure, composition and properties of cell membranes, which ultimately disturbs cellular homeostasis. Under cold stress, maintenance of membrane integrity through the alteration of membrane lipid composition is of prime importance to cope with the stress. This review describes the critical role of cell membranes in cold stress responses as well as the physiological and biochemical manifestations of cold stress in plants. The potential of cell membrane properties as breeding targets in developing strategies to improve cold germination ability is discussed using cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) as a model.
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