Comparative physiological, antioxidant and proteomic investigation reveal robust response to cold stress in Digitalis purpurea L.

Background Of The Study: Digitalis purpurea (L) is an important medicinal plant growing at Alpine region of Himalayas and withstands low temperatures and harsh climatic conditions existing at high altitude. It serves as an ideal plant system to decipher the tolerance to cold stress (CS) in plants from high altitudes.

Methods And Results: To understand the complexity of plant response to CS, we performed a comparative physiological and biochemical study complemented with proteomics in one-month-old D.