Cold Tolerance during the Reproductive Phase in Chickpea (<i>Cicer arietinum</i> L.) Is Associated with Superior Cold Acclimation Ability Involving Antioxidants and Cryoprotective Solutes in Anthers and Ovules

• Main Authors: Anju Rani (Author), Asha Kiran (Author), Kamal Dev Sharma (Author), P. V. Vara Prasad (Author), Uday C. Jha (Author), Kadambot H. M. Siddique (Author), Harsh Nayyar (Author)
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• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chickpea is sensitive to cold stress, especially at reproductive stage, resulting in flower and pod abortion that significantly reduces seed yield. In the present study, we evaluated (a) whether cold acclimation imparts reproductive cold tolerance in chickpea; (b) how genotypes with contrasting sens...