Leaf growth and stomatal sensitivity after water stress relief and its relation to xylem sap absicisic acid

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Ismail, Mohd Razi and W. J., Davies (2000) Leaf growth and stomatal sensitivity after water stress relief and its relation to xylem sap absicisic acid. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 23 (2). pp. 67-73. ISSN 1511-3701

Abstract

Responses of pepper seedlings to rewatering after being subjected to 5 and 11 days of gradual water stress were investigated. Leaf growth, water relations, stomata conductance and xylem sap ABA in these plants were compared with plants grown under continuous well watered and stressed conditions. Leaf water potential returned to the control values immediately after rewatering but the stomatal conductance of stressed plants did not recover until 48h after rewatering. The concentration of ABA in the xylem sap in the pre-treated stress plants returned to similar values to the control 6h after rewatering. After rewatering, leaf growth of plants pre-treated with 11d of water stress was rapid and exceeded growth of continuously well watered plants. The plants grown under continuous water deficit show reductions in leaf growth, stomata conductance and increase in xylem sap ABA.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Universiti Putra Malaysia
Publisher:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords:	Pepper (Capsium annuum); After effect; Water stress; Water relations; Stomatal conductance; Absicisic acid
Depositing User:	Farhana Yusof
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2009 03:40
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2015 07:27
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3731
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