Natural cold acclimation of Ligustrum lucidum in response to exogenous application of paclobutrazol in Beijing

To investigate the influence of exogenous paclobutrazol (PBZ) application on the natural cold acclimation of Ligustrum lucidum, 1-year-old L. lucidum seedlings were conducted with PBZ at four concentrations (0, 100, 300, and 500 mg L−1) from September to December 2016, and leaves were collected to measure physiological and biochemical parameters. Results showed that 500 mg L−1 was the optimum concentration, which led to stronger freezing...