Cold hardiness and cold acclimation, Biology

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Cold Hardiness and Cold Acclimation

In connection with cold response we would like to introduce two terms- cold hardiness and cold acclimation.

Cold-hardiness refers to the ability of a plant tissue to survive ice formation.
Cold-acclimation refers to the gradual changes in a plant from a freezing-sensitive to a freezing-resistant state upon exposure to cold conditions.

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