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Role of abscisic acid in chilling tolerance of rice ( Oryza sativa L.) seedlings. I. Endogenous abscisic acid levels
Author(s) -
LEE T.M.,
LUR H.S.,
CHU C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
plant, cell and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.646
H-Index - 200
eISSN - 1365-3040
pISSN - 0140-7791
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1993.tb00895.x
Subject(s) - abscisic acid , oryza sativa , fluridone , xylem , shoot , cultivar , horticulture , botany , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , gene
Changes of ABA levels in chilled rice ( Oryza sativa L.) seedlings of two varieties were determined. On exposure to chilling, ABA concentration rapidly increased in the chilling‐tolerant cultivar (cv. Tainung 67, TNG.67) but not in the chilling‐sensitive cultivar (cv. Taichung Native 1, TN.1). Both detached shoots and roots of TNG.67 seedlings showed a significant ABA increase after exposure to chilling. TN.1 seedlings could not accumulate ABA under low temperature but well‐watered status. Exogenous application of the ABA biosynthetic inhibitor, fluridone, reduced ABA accumulation, as well as survival ratio of chilled TNG.67 seedlings. Electrolyte leakage and leaf conductance were also increased by the inhibitor and the effects could be reversed by exogenously applied ABA. ABA concentrations in xylem sap of TNG.67 seedlings increased within 4 h after chilling, and this was temporally coincident with the reduction of leaf conductance. The roles of endogenous ABA in the tolerance of rice seedlings to chilling on a whole plant basis are discussed and suggested.