Proline accumulation in flooded and wilted sunflower and the effects of benzyladenine and abscisic acid

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (23) ◽  
pp. 2893-2896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Wample ◽  
J. Derek Bewley

Sunflower accumulates proline in its aerial and subterranean parts when subjected to water stress. Decreases in the proline pool on recovery are slow. Plants that wilted in darkness do not accumulate proline, and plants that are subjected to a 16-h photoperiod and are sprayed with benzyladenine also show reduced accumulation. Flooded plants show increases in their endogenous free-proline pool, which can be reduced by aeration of the roots or by foliar application of benzyladenine. Abscisic acid does not induce free-proline accumulation in unstressed plants.

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Chełkowska ◽  
Danuta Zielińska

Rapid accumulation of free proline was found in barley leaves under conditions of osmotic stress at the level of -8.3 bars, but not before 9 days of its duration. The threshold value of osmotic stress for the start of a rapid accumulation of proline was about -6 bars. The excised leaves of barley subjected to water stress by wilting accumulated free proline more rapidly. In the course of 24 hours free proline content increased about 30-fold, while the water content in the leaves decreased 3-fold only. We found also that excised barley leaves with full turgor treated with abscisic acid (10<sup>-4</sup> M) accumulated free proline as early as after 3 hours and subsequently after 24 hours free proline content increased 10-fold.


2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-419
Author(s):  
Carlos Agostinho Balate ◽  
Douglas Correa de Souza ◽  
Luciane Vilela Resende ◽  
Sergio Tonetto de Freitas

ABSTRACT Water stress in tomato plants may cause the incidence of blossom-end rot. This study aimed to analyze the effect of abscisic acid leaf application for increasing the calcium uptake in irrigated tomato (‘Santa Clara' cultivar) in the field, as a possible mechanism of blossom-end rot inhibition. The treatments consisted of four irrigation levels (25 %, 50 %, 75 % and 100 % of the crop water requirements to fulfil the crop evapotranspiration) and two abscisic acid doses (0 mg L-1 and 500 mg L-1). The fruits were harvested at 15 and 30 days after the anthesis and evaluated for calcium content and percentage of blossom-end rot. The application of abscisic acid increased the calcium partition to the distal region of the fruits at 30 days after the beginning of flowering, as well as reduced the incidence of blossom-end rot by 86 %, when compared with plants not treated with abscisic acid. It is possible to conclude that the foliar application of abscisic acid can significantly reduce the incidence of blossom-end rot.


1983 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Karamanos ◽  
J. B. Drossopoulos ◽  
C. A. Niavis

SUMMARYThe course of free proline accumulation in leaves, stems, roots and ears was examined during the development of the wheat cultivars Yecora and Generoso grown in the field with or without irrigation. More negative values of leaf water potential were associated with higher amounts of free proline in the various organs. In most cases, proline accumulated more readily with increasing water stress before heading than after ear emergence in the leaves, stems and roots of both varieties. Differences between the two cultivars concerning the sensitivity of the mechanisms inducing proline accumulation to water stress existed mainly in the reproductive phase: Generoso accumulated proline more readily than Yecora. There is evidence that the increased amounts of free proline in Generoso can be associated with more effective dehydration and drought avoidance mechanisms.


Crop Science ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen A. Leach ◽  
Lindsey G. Hejlek ◽  
Leonard B. Hearne ◽  
Henry T. Nguyen ◽  
Robert E. Sharp ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 705-710
Author(s):  
Wei Shun Cheng ◽  
Dan Li Zeng ◽  
Na Zhang ◽  
Hong Xia Zeng ◽  
Xian Feng Shi ◽  
...  

The effects of exogenous abscisic acid and two sulfonamide compounds: Sulfacetamide and Sulfasalazine were studied on tolerance of watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus] under drought stress and compared with abscisic acid effects. Eight-week old plants were treated with ABA (10 and 25 mg/L), Sulfacetamide (25, 50 and 100 mg/L) and Sulfasalazine (25,50 and 100 mg/L). Solutions were sprayed daily and sampling was done at 0 h, 48 h, 96 h, 144 h and 48 h after re-watering (recovery phase or 192 h). Treated plants showed relatively greater drought tolerance. This indicates that, Sulfacetamide and Sulfasalazine may improve resistance in watermelon, like ABA, increasing levels of proline, glycine betaine and malondialdehyde and the activity of ascorbate peroxidase. Daily application of Sulfasalazine and Sulfacetamide during drought stress period was effective in increasing watermelon plants tolerance to drought as was ABA.


Plant Science ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 170 (6) ◽  
pp. 1125-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Zheng ◽  
Jinfeng Zhao ◽  
Jinpeng Zhang ◽  
Junjie Fu ◽  
Mingyue Gou ◽  
...  

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