Methods for protection and treatment of plants exposed to chilling temperatures

摘要

Method for the protection of plant tissue from damage upon exposure to chilling temperatures, and to assist plant tissue in recovering from chilling injury, include the application of an effective amount of chilling-protectant compositions selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, tetrahydrofurfuryl amine and mixtures thereof. The compositions are applied as aqueous solutions containing between about 0.005 and about 25 wt % of the chilling- protectant compositions to plant tissue injured due to exposure to chilling temperature.