Killing of Plant Tissue by Low Temperature 



195 



Table 18. Showing Effect of Wilting of Plant Tissue on 

 Its Resistance to Cold (Fruits). 



Material 



PEACHES 



Elberta Seedling, turgid 



Elberta Seedling, wilted on 



twig 



Elberta Seedling, wilted 3J^ 



hrs. detached 



Lewis, fresh 



Lewis, wilted 6 hrs. on twig. . . 



Early Bernard, turgid 



Early Bernard, wilted 5 hrs. 



on twig 



APPLES 



Jonathan, turgid 



Jonathan, wilted on twig 



Jonathan, wilted detached. . . . 



Jonathan, turgid 



Jonathan, i'wilted on twig 6 hrs. 



Salome, turgid 



Salome, wilted on twig 



Date 



CHERRIES 



May 24,'13 



May 24,'13 



May 24,'13 

 May 19,'13 

 May 19,'13 

 May 21/13 



May 21, '13 



May 24,'13 

 May 24,' 13 

 May 24,' 13 

 May 19,'13 

 May 19,'13 

 June 12,'13 

 June 12, '13 



May 21, '13 



Dyehouse, turgid 



Dyehouse, wilted 5 hrs. on 



twig jMay 21,'13i -4 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture 



-4 



-4 



-4 

 -4 

 -4 

 -4 



-4 



-4 



-4 



-4 



-4 



-4 



-4. 



-4. 



-4 



Number 



of 



Fruits 



Average percentage of fruits killed, fresh 



Average percentage of fruits killed, wilted on twig. 



21 



29 



29 

 23 

 22 

 34 



53 



23 

 29 

 26 

 19 

 37 

 IS 

 12 



38 

 56 



Percent- 

 age 

 Killed 



61.9 



17.2 



24.2 

 43.5 

 45.5 

 61.8 



69.8 



56.5 

 83.8 

 65.4 

 68.4 

 86.5 

 46.7 

 50.0 



39.5 

 21.4 



54.0 



53.5 



Per- 

 cent- 

 age 

 Weight 

 Lost 



27.6 



4.0 



2.0 



3.4 



