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In order to screen the cold tolerant sugarcane varieties, in Ziyuan County, one of the coldest counties having longest duration for frost and snow, in Guangxi province we comprehensively evaluated 21 sugarcane varieties using subordinate function method combined with correlation analyses based on six physiological and biochemical indexes relevant to cold tolerance under natural conditions. It was found that different sugarcane varieties had different responses to the long duration of continuous cold stress, which were dull for soluble protein, proline and malondialdehyde contents. Based on the analysis by subordinate function method, we divided the tested varieties into three groups of cold tolerance. The group I had four varieties with high cold tolerance, the group II had ten varieties with moderate cold tolerance, and the group III had seven varieties with low cold resistance. It is feasible to evaluate the cold resistance at processing maturing stage by using subordinate function method with multiple physiological and biochemical indexes, which can reveal the differences of cold hardiness in different sugarcane varieties, and provide good references for commercial sugarcane production.
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The authors would like to thank the colleagues Dr. Rong-Zhong Yang, Ms. Qiu-Zhen Zhu, Mr. Wei-Zan Wang and Dr. Hui Zhou for technical assistance. This work was supported by the Grants from National High-tech R&D Program (863 Program) project (2013AA102604), China National Science and Technology Support Program project (2008BADB8B00),China International Scientific Cooperation Program projects (2013DFA31600), Guangxi Funds for Bagui Scholars and Distinguished Visiting Experts, Guangxi R & D Research Program projects (Gui Ke Chan 1123008-1, Gui Ke Gong 1222009, Gui Ke He 13999002, Gui Ke He 1347004-2), Guangxi Natural Science Foundation projects (2010GXNSFA013101, 2011GXNSFF018002, 2013NXNSFAA019073) and Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences fund (Gui Nong Ke 2011YT01).
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Zhang, BQ., Yang, LT. & Li, YR. Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics Related to Cold Resistance in Sugarcane. Sugar Tech 17, 49–58 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-014-0340-3
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