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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Axon GenePix 4000A scanning hardware
ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
SUBMITTER: Olivier Pichon
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-447 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Plant physiology 20081212 2
Nitrate releases seed dormancy in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) Columbia accession seeds in part by reducing abscisic acid (ABA) levels. Nitrate led to lower levels of ABA in imbibed seeds when included in the germination medium (exogenous nitrate). Nitrate also reduced ABA levels in dry seeds when provided to the mother plant during seed development (endogenous nitrate). Transcript profiling of imbibed seeds treated with or without nitrate revealed that exogenous nitrate led to a higher ex ...[more]