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- Title
Effects of exogenous abscisic acid on leaf carbohydrate metabolism during cucumber seedling dehydration.
- Authors
Wang, Shaohui; Hu, Liping; Sun, Jianlei; Sui, Xiaolei; Wei, Yuxia; Zhang, Zhenxian
- Abstract
Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.) seeds were pretreated with exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) prior to germination. After germination, seedlings with three leaves were exposed to gradual dehydration. The effects of ABA on photosynthetic rate (Pn), daily water loss (WL) and water utilization efficiency (WUE) during dehydration were investigated, in addition to the variation of carbohydrates in leaves. ABA improved the Pn, WL and WUE of cucumber seedlings during dehydration. After rehydration, the seedlings pretreated with ABA showed a higher recovery in Pn, WL and WUE, as compared to those without an ABA pretreatment. Subsequent to dehydration, concentration of stachyose, raffinose, sucrose, glucose, and fructose increased in seedlings pretreated with ABA. Dehydration altered the proportions of the sugars in the total carbohydrates, and accelerated the accumulation of stachyose, raffinose and sucrose. After rehydration, carbohydrate concentrations of seedlings pretreated with ABA recovered to levels observed prior to dehydration. These results demonstrated that pretreatment of seeds with exogenous ABA enhanced carbohydrate tolerance to dehydration of cucumber seedlings.
- Subjects
ABSCISIC acid; GERMINATION; CUCUMBERS; CARBOHYDRATE metabolism; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; DEHYDRATION; PLANTS
- Publication
Plant Growth Regulation, 2012, Vol 66, Issue 1, p87
- ISSN
0167-6903
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10725-011-9632-8