Crop Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
65(3)
Published: April 29, 2025
Abstract
There
has
been
a
significant
increase
in
cover
crop
adoption,
with
land
use
nearly
doubling
over
the
last
decade.
Winter
legume
crops
provide
several
ecosystem
services,
such
as
weed
suppression
and
reducing
soil
erosion,
while
serving
an
excellent
nitrogen
source
for
subsequent
cash
crops.
Hairy
vetch
(
Vicia
villosa
R.),
crimson
clover
Trifolium
incarnatum
),
winter
pea
Pisum
sativum
L.)
are
three
major
annual
United
States.
However,
varying
survival
rates
have
reduced
their
reliability
compared
hardy
grasses
like
cereal
rye
Secale
cereale
).
cultivars
selected
bred
pea,
which
also
used
food
forage
crops,
but
fewer
breeding
efforts
toward
cold
tolerance
made
hairy
or
clover.
Despite
current
efforts,
all
species
can
suffer
from
damage
hardiness
zone
6
below.
Developing
requires
multifaceted
approach,
including
cultivar
selection
hybridization,
quantitative
trait
locus
isolation,
management
practice
improvement,
identification
of
new
sources
hardiness.
Cold
acclimation,
deacclimation
resistance,
reacclimation
potential
possible
mechanisms
to
explore
these
be
evaluated
field
controlled
environments
using
visual
scoring,
chlorophyll
fluorescence,
ion
leakage
assays.
Horticulture Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(4)
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Abstract
Cold
stress
profoundly
affects
the
growth,
development,
and
productivity
of
horticultural
crops.
Among
diverse
strategies
plants
employ
to
mitigate
adverse
effects
cold
stress,
flavonoids
have
emerged
as
pivotal
components
in
enhancing
plant
resilience.
This
review
was
written
systematically
highlight
critical
role
tolerance,
aiming
address
increasing
need
for
sustainable
practices
under
climate
stress.
We
provide
a
comprehensive
overview
tolerance
crops,
emphasizing
their
biosynthesis
pathways,
molecular
mechanisms,
regulatory
aspects
conditions.
discuss
how
act
antioxidants,
scavenging
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
generated
during
they
regulate
gene
expression
by
modulating
stress-responsive
genes
pathways.
Additionally,
we
explore
application
through
genetic
engineering
breeding
strategies,
offering
insights
into
practical
interventions
improving
crop
Despite
significant
advances,
research
gap
remains
understanding
precise
mechanisms
which
specific
confer
resistance,
especially
across
different
species.
By
addressing
current
knowledge
gaps,
proposing
future
directions
highlighting
implications
horticulture,
aim
advance
enhance
Life,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 319 - 319
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
The
genus
Camphora
encompasses
species
of
significant
ecological
and
economic
importance,
such
as
C.
parthenoxylon
officinarum,
which
exhibit
distinct
phenotypic
traits
stress
responses.
This
study
seeks
to
elucidate
the
molecular
basis
cold
tolerance
through
comparative
transcriptomic
analysis
complemented
by
physiological
characterization.
RNA
sequencing
revealed
6123
differentially
expressed
genes
between
two
species,
with
enriched
pathways
related
stress,
oxidative
carotenoid
biosynthesis,
photosynthesis.
Key
genes,
annexin
D5,
chlorophyll
a/b-binding
protein,
early
light-induced
protein
1,
9-cis-epoxycarotenoid
dioxygenase,
were
identified
critical
regulators
frost
resistance,
photosynthetic
efficiency,
biosynthesis.
Functional
enrichment
analyses
highlighted
involvement
signal
transduction,
membrane
stabilization,
secondary
metabolism
in
adaptive
Physiological
assays
supported
these
findings,
showing
higher
content
enhanced
antioxidative
enzyme
activities
parthenoxylon.
These
results
provide
valuable
insights
into
genetic
biochemical
mechanisms
underlying
adaptation
offer
promising
targets
for
enhancing
resilience
economically
plants.
ABSTRACT
Cold
stress
is
the
major
abiotic
factor
limiting
crop
productivity.
However,
compared
to
model
plant
Arabidopsis
Thaliana
,
crucial
genes
and
underlying
molecular
mechanisms
involved
in
soybean
cold
remain
underexplored.
Here,
we
investigate
two
national
cultivars,
HH43
HX3,
bred
from
northeast
southwest
regions
of
China,
which
exhibit
significant
differences
tolerance.
Morphological
biochemical
examinations
show
that,
HH43,
HX3
exhibits
delayed
wilting,
reduced
oxidative
damage,
elevated
antioxidant
enzyme
activities
under
low
temperature
(4°C).
Transcriptomic
analyses
distinct
patterns
between
displays
a
rapid
gene
response,
while
gradual
increase.
Particularly,
identify
MEblue
MEgreen
modules
related
construct
their
GENIE3
networks.
Key
TFs
such
as
ATAF1
its
potential
targets
were
identified,
likely
contribute
tolerance
HX3.
Moreover,
proteomic
reveal
broader
more
sustained
protein
upregulation
associated
with
maintaining
metabolic
activity
cellular
homeostasis
cold‐tolerant
limited
response
was
observed
cold‐sensitive
degradation
certain
early
responsive
proteins.
These
findings
provide
substantial
resources
for
further
functional
research
breeding
cultivars.
