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Growth inhibitor effects on protoplasmic drought tolerance and protein synthesis in leaf cells of the resurrection grass, Sporobolus stapfianus

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Hydrated leaves of the resurrection grass S.stapfianus Gandoger are not desiccation tolerant, but tolerance can be induced in them by moderate to severe drought stress. When brassinolide (BR) and methyljasmonic acid (MJA) were applied separately, each improved PDT by approximately 6 MPa. Exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) improved the protoplasmic drought tolerance (PDT) of suspended cells from hydrated leaves of S. stapfianus only slightly (about 1 MPa).

BR, MJA or ABA treatment of leaves on fully hydrated S. stapfianus plants induced changes in the leaf protein complement (partitioned by 2-D PAG electrophoresis), with the induction of apparently novel proteins and increased and decreased abundances of other proteins. Most of the changes that were induced by MJA differed from those produced by ABA and also by BR. Two proteins increased in abundance after treatment of leaves with MJA, BR or ABA.

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    H.R. Ghasempour, E.M. Anderson, R.D. Gianello & D.F. Gaff

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Ghasempour, H., Anderson, E., Gianello, R. et al. Growth inhibitor effects on protoplasmic drought tolerance and protein synthesis in leaf cells of the resurrection grass, Sporobolus stapfianus. Plant Growth Regulation 24, 179–183 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005975512179

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