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The manipulation of polar head group composition of phospholipids in the wheat Miranovskaja 808 affects frost tolerance

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Caryopses of the frost-resistant cultivar of the wheat Triticum aestivum L., Miranovskaja 808, were germinated and grown in the presence of various concentrations of choline chloride. Changes in the composition of leaf total phospholipids and leaf total fatty acids at two extreme temperatures (25°C and 2°C) as well as changes in frost resistance were followed. A choline chloride concentration-dependent accumulation of phosphatidyl choline was observed in the leaves. Seedlings grown at 2°C accumulated more phosphatidyl choline at each choline chloride concentration than those grown at 25°C. There was an inverse relationship between the contents of phosphatidyl choline and phosphatidic acid in the leaves. Neither the temperature nor choline chloride seemed to affect fatty-acid composition. Modification of polar-head group composition of phospholipids affected frost tolerance: Seedlings grown in the presence of 15 mM choline chloride at 25°C exhibited a freezing resistance equal to that of hardened controls. The data indicate that the polar-head group composition of membrane phospholipids in plants can be easily manipulated and point to the importance of phosphatidyl choline in cold adaptation processes.

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    I. Horváth, L. Vigh & T. Farkas

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Horváth, I., Vigh, L. & Farkas, T. The manipulation of polar head group composition of phospholipids in the wheat Miranovskaja 808 affects frost tolerance. Planta 151, 103–108 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387811

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