Changes of Catalase and Peroxidase Activity and Expression Under Cold Stress in Prunus persica Cultivars with Different Cold Tolerances
Journal: Agronomy
Year: 2025

Peach is one of the most common stone fruit crops, but it is also the most thermophilic. One of the main problems in peach cultivation is frost up to −8 °C in spring during pollen development, budding, and flowering. The adaptation of the plant to low temperatures could be related to the activation of the antioxidant system under cold stress. The aim of this work was to test the hypothesis of distinct adaptation mechanisms to cold stress in Prunus persica L. cultivars with various cold tolerance