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Higher daytime leaf temperatures contribute to lower freeze tolerance under elevated CO2

Beth R Loveys1, John J G Egerton, Marilyn C Ball

  • 1CRC for Greenhouse Accounting and Ecosystem Dynamics Group, Research School of Biological Science, The Australian National University, GPO Box 475, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. beth.loveys@anu.edu.au

Plant, Cell & Environment
|November 4, 2006
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Elevated atmospheric CO2 delays evergreen acclimation to freezing temperatures by increasing leaf temperature. This effect, similar to daytime warming, may reduce productivity gains in frost-prone regions.

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