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Background  It has been well demonstrated that plant growth regulators have important functions in multiple physiological processes. ABA and BR play crucial roles in response of crops to stresses. Photosynthetic capacity of  Leymus. chinensis  treated by various concentrations of ABA and BR in combination was determined. Further more, the mechanisms of ABA and BR treatments and potential for recovery of saline-alkali grasslands were discussed.    Results  Abscisic acid (ABA) and brassinolide (BR) affected leaf gas exchange, growth and biomass of  L. chinensis . The application of ABA and BR mixtures, especially that of 0.01 mM ABA and 2 × 10 -4  mM BR, increased the net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, water use efficiency, the maximum net photosynthetic rate, light-saturated rate, leaf respiration rate, the maximum RUBP carboxylation rate, the maximum electron transport rate, the maximum triose-phosphate utilization, carboxylation efficiency and the quantum efficiency of PSII and subsequently enhanced density, height and biomass in  L. chinensis . We also observed reduction in the light compensation and saturation points following the application of ABA and BR treatments.    Conclusions  We concluded that proper use of plant growth regulators can enhance the plant growth and productivity on the Songnen grassland, which is particularly important for the improvement of saline – alkaline grassland and the yield of grazing lands.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1999-3110-54-42) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Effects of abscisic acid and brassinolide on photosynthetic characteristics of Leymus chinensis from Songnen Plain grassland in Northeast China