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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

The synthesis of Group 3 D‐7 family* LEA proteins, storage proteins, and lipids is promoted by ABA

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Precocious germination in the ABA-deficient vp14 mutant of maize. The VP14 protein catalyzes the cleavage of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoids to form xanthoxal, a precursor of ABA. 

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

when seed abscisic acid (ABA) content is highest 

Accumulation of disaccharides and oligosaccharides

Synthesis of storage proteins

Synthesis of late-embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) proteins

Synthesis of small heat shock proteins (smHSPs)

Activation of antioxidative defenses

Changes in the physical structure of cells

Gradual increase in cell density

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

ABA is transported by both the xylem and the phloem, but it is normally much more abundant in the phloem sap

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

ABA synthesized in the roots can also be transported to the shoot via the xylem. The concentration of ABA in the xylem sap of well-watered sunflower plants is between 1.0 and 15.0 nM, the ABA concentration in water stressed sunflower plants increases to as much as 3000 Nm (3.0 μM)

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

As the soil dried out, the water potential of the leaf decreased, and the ABA content and stomatal resistance increased. The process was reversed by rewatering.