Open AccessGuarding the Gates: How PROCERA Helps Keep Tomato Plants from Wilting
Author(s) -
Jennifer Lockhart
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.17.00899
Subject(s) - wilting , abscisic acid , biology , plant growth , closure (psychology) , procera , horticulture , botany , biochemistry , economics , market economy , gene
Plants have two major ways of dealing with drought stress. First, when water levels are low, the phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) induces stomatal closure. Soon after, growth, flowering, and fruit development take a back seat to plant survival. This suppressed growth is mediated by decreased
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