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ABA-mediated regulation of leaf and root hydraulic conductance in tomato grown at elevated CO2 is associated with altered gene expression of aquaporins.

ABSTRACT: Elevated CO2 concentration in the air (e[CO2]) decreases stomatal density (SD) and stomatal conductance (g s) where abscisic acid (ABA) may play a role, yet the underlying mechanism remains largely elusive. We investigated the effects of e[CO2] (800?ppm) on leaf gas exchange and water relations of two tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes, Ailsa Craig (WT) and its ABA-deficient mutant (flacca). Compared to plants grown at ambient CO2 (400?ppm), e[CO2] stimulated photosynthetic rate in both genotypes, while depressed the g s only in WT. SD showed a similar response to e[CO2] as g s, although the change was not significant. e[CO2] increased leaf and xylem ABA concentrations and xylem sap pH, where the increases were larger in WT than in flacca. Although leaf water potential was unaffected by CO2 growth environment, e[CO2] lowered osmotic potential, hence tended to increase turgor pressure particularly for WT. e[CO2] reduced hydraulic conductance of leaf and root in WT but not in flacca, which was associated with downregulation of gene expression of aquaporins. It is concluded that ABA-mediated regulation of g s, SD, and gene expression of aquaporins coordinates the whole-plant hydraulics of tomato grown at different CO2 environments.

SUBMITTER: Fang L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6804533 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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ABA-mediated regulation of leaf and root hydraulic conductance in tomato grown at elevated CO2 is associated with altered gene expression of aquaporins.

Fang Liang L Abdelhakim Lamis Osama Anwar LOA Hegelund Josefine Nymark JN Li Shenglan S Liu Jie J Peng Xiaoying X Li Xiangnan X Wei Zhenhua Z Liu Fulai F

Horticulture research 20190911

Elevated CO2 concentration in the air (e[CO2]) decreases stomatal density (SD) and stomatal conductance (g s) where abscisic acid (ABA) may play a role, yet the underlying mechanism remains largely elusive. We investigated the effects of e[CO2] (800 ppm) on leaf gas exchange and water relations of two tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes, Ailsa Craig (WT) and its ABA-deficient mutant (flacca). Compared to plants gr ...[more]

PMID: 31645959

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ABA-mediated regulation of leaf and root hydraulic conductance in tomato grown at elevated CO2 is associated with altered gene expression of aquaporins.

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ABA-mediated regulation of leaf and root hydraulic conductance in tomato grown at elevated CO<sub>2</sub> is associated with altered gene expression of aquaporins.

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