Table 1.
Definition and detail of treatments for CR evaluation of ‘Hang Baishao’ under natural and artificial low temperatures, respectively
| The date of transferring into glasshouse and/or sampling | Natural low temperature (Experiment I, 2012–2013) | Artificial low temperature (Experiment II, 2013–2014) | Natural low temperature (2015–2016) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 26 | Tre. 1-1a | # | |
| Dec. 10 | Tre. 1-2a | # | |
| Dec. 24 | Tre. 1-3a | # | |
| Jan. 7 | Tre. 1–4 | ||
| Jan. 21 | Tre. 1-5a | # | |
| Feb. 4 | Tre. 1-6a | # | |
| Feb. 25 | Tre. 1-7a | # | |
| Outdoors | Tre. 1–8 | ||
| Nov. 29 | Tre. 2–1 | ||
| Dec. 6 | Tre. 2–2 | ||
| Dec. 13 | Tre. 2–3 | ||
| Dec. 20 | Tre. 2–4 | ||
| Dec. 27 | Tre. 2–5 | ||
| Jan. 3 | Tre. 2–6 |
aBuds were used for RNA-sequencing, and plants were transferred into glasshouse on this day
#Buds were used for qRT-PCR, but plants were not transferred into glasshouse on this day