title: Cold tolerance encoded in one SNP.
abstract: Cold tolerance fundamentally affects world crop harvest. Ma et al. now identify a single-nucleotide polymorphism in a gene called COLD1 that confers cold tolerance in japonica rice. This study reveals important insights into agronomical traits that are essential for human nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Universität Münster, Schlossplatz 7, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Prabha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manishankar
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Universität Münster, Schlossplatz 7, 48149 Münster, Germany. Electronic address: jkudla@uni-muenster.de.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kudla
mesh_terms: D057773:Cold Shock Proteins and Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D012275:Oryza / Q000502:physiology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D057773:Cold Shock Proteins and Peptides; D010940:Plant Proteins