Winter chilling is of central importance in the phenology of temperate annual and perennial plants. Chilling accelerates flowering through the process of vernalization and breaks both bud and seed dormancy, permitting the onset of growth in the spring. The quantitative effects of chilling in floral promotion in winter annual Arabidopsis accessions are well-documented, but very little is known a...

The purpose of this study was to explore the possibilities improving chilling stress tolerance eggplant seedlings through exogenous melatonin (MEL) application. Eggplant (Hadrian F1) were treated with various concentrations (0, 1, 5 or 25 μM) MEL via soil drench after which they subjected at 5°C/10°C (night/day) for 3 days. Following imposition, efficacy applications on enhancing determined by ...

The effect of evaporative air chilling on quality of fresh chicken carcasses was compared with air chilling as reference method. Cooling efficiency and total heat loss were significantly higher for evaporative air chilling. The chilling method was of great importance for weight loss. Chicken chilled in cold air lost considerably more weight than chicken cooled by evaporative air chilling; the d...

Cottonseed exposed to a temperature of 5 degrees during hydration are killed, or the subsequent germination performance of surviving seed is seriously inhibited. Exposure to chilling for periods as short as 30 minutes reduces germination speed and induces root abnormalities, while chilling for 12 hours may kill all seed. Sensitivity to chilling persists during the initial 2 to 4 hours of hydrat...

Hyperspectral images of cucumbers were acquired before and during cold storage treatment as well as during subsequent room temperature (RT) storage to explore the potential for the detection of chilling induced damage in whole cucumbers. Region of interest (ROI) spectral features of chilling injured areas, resulting from cold storage treatments at 0 C or 5 C, showed a reduction in reflectance i...

The regulatory mechanisms underlying bud breaking (scale leaf elongation) and flowering in the lateral flower buds of Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai 'Kosui') are unknown. To more fully characterize these processes, we treated pear trees with different amounts of chilling initiated at different times. Chilling for ∼900 h at 6 °C always induced bud breaking (scale elongation in ≥70% lateral...

This study was carried out in the biotechnology laboratory of Agricultural Faculty of Ondokuz May s University. The objective of this study was to establish the effects of chilling period and chilling temperature on germination in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.). Seeds were subjected to six different heat temperatures (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 C) for 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours. Germination test...