Effects of abscisic acid (ABA) and ABA analogs on freezing tolerance,low-temperature growth,and flowering in rapeseed |
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Authors: | Ronald W Wilen Lawrence V Gusta Bo Lei Suzanne R Abrams Bruce E Ewan |
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Institution: | (1) Crop Development Center, University of Saskatchewan, S7N 0W0 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;(2) Pioneer Hi-Bred Production Ltd., 12111 Mississauga Road, R.R.#4, L4V 1P1 Georgetown, Ontario, Canada;(3) Plant Biotechnology Institute/NRC, 110 Gymnasium Road, S7N 0W9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;(4) Present address: Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, S7N 0W0 Saskatoon, SK, Canada;(5) Present address: Plant Biotechnology Institute/NRC, 110 Gymnasium Rd., S7N 0W9 Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
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Abstract: | Brassica napus and B. campestris are grown in Western Canada in areas subject to unseasonable frosts. At the seedling stage, cultivars of Brassica are very sensitive to frosts of -2° to-5°C, which are either lethal or delay the development of the plant. Seedlings of B. napus and B. campestris, germinated and grown at 10°C (16-h photoperiod), were treated with a foliar spray of either 100 M racemic abscisic acid (ABA), 100 M of various ABA analogs, 0.1% acetone, or were untreated. Freeze tests indicated 2°C of frost tolerance could be gained in B. napus following an application of three ABA analogs. In B. campestris, three analogs also increased freezing tolerance approximately 1.5°C. The analogs 2 ,3 dihydro ABA and acetylenic divinyl methyl-ABA were effective in both species. Plant fresh weight and dry weight increased in treated plants relative to control or acetone-treated plants after 3 weeks at 10°C. The effect of frost and/or analog treatment on flowering was determined in both species. In B. campestris and B. napus, a mild frost advanced flowering by approximately 2 days compared with nonfrozen control plants. The promotive effect of frost on flowering decreased with increasing severity of the frost. Several of the analog treatments, particularly 2 ,3 dihydro ABA and acetylenic divinyl ABA, advanced flowering by 2–3 days in both species. The benefit of these ABA analog treatments on flowering was enhanced additionally by a mild frost. Plants treated with either ABA, 2 ,3 dihydro ABA, 2 ,3 acetylenic dihydro ABA, or acetylenic divinyl ABA flowered up to 5 days earlier than control plants. |
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