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http://dx.doi.org/10.9715/KILA.2011.39.6.118

Cold Tolerance Assessment of Lagerstroemia indica and Pyracantha angustifolia with Dormant Branches  

Shin, Chang-Seob (Dept. of Forest Science, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture / v.39, no.6, 2011 , pp. 118-125 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to check danger of the cold injury by reviewing the lowest temperature by regions and the cold tolerance of Lagerstroemia indica and Pyracantha angustifolia. The cold tolerance of the samples treated at low temperature was evaluated by measuring electrical conductivity and observing browning of the cambium. It was proved that the lethal temperature of L. indica is below $-17.1^{\circ}C$, and that of P. angustifolia is below $-18.9^{\circ}C$. The frequency of the lowest temperature went down below $-17.1^{\circ}C$, was 7 times in Daejeon, 55 times in Cheongju and 72 times in Suwon for the last 45 years. In Daejeon, it has happened only once since 1975. The temperature dropped below $-18.9^{\circ}C$ 45 times in Cheongju and 32 times in Suwon during the same period, but it has not happened at all since 1991. It appears that the rising coefficient of the lowest temperature increases, as the latitude gets higher. As a result, L. indica and P. angustifolia which were planted in the central region of Korea, are considered in danger from freezing injury because the temperature can get very low intermittently in winter. But, the risk of freezing has reduced gradually as the lowest temperature raises each year.
Keywords
Cambium Browning; Climate Change; Electrical Conductivity; Cold Injury; Lethal Temperature;
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