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Shoot-derived abscisic acid promotes root growth
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McAdam, SAM and Brodribb, TJ and Ross, JJ, Shoot-derived abscisic acid promotes root growth, Plant, Cell and Environment, 39, (3) pp. 652-659. ISSN 0140-7791 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a major role in regulating root growth. Most work to date has investigated the influence of root-sourced ABA on root growth during water stress. Here we tested whether foliage-derived ABA could be transported to the roots, and whether this foliage-derived ABA had an influence on root growth under well-watered conditions. Using both application studies of deuterium-labelled ABA and reciprocal grafting between wild-type and ABA-biosynthetic mutant plants we show that both ABA levels in the roots and root growth in representative angiosperms are controlled by ABA synthesized in the leaves rather than sourced from the roots. Foliage-derived ABA was found to promote root growth relative to shoot growth but to inhibit the development of lateral roots. Increased root auxin (IAA) levels in plants with ABA-deficient scions suggest that foliage-derived ABA inhibits root growth through the root growth-inhibitor IAA. These results highlight the physiological and morphological importance, beyond the control of stomata, of foliage-derived ABA. The use of foliar ABA as a signal for root growth has important implications for regulating root to shoot growth under normal conditions and suggests that leaf rather than root hydration is the main signal for regulating plant responses to moisture.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | abscisic acid (ABA), auxin (IAA), root growth, lateral roots, pea, tomato, shoot to root signalling |
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Plant Biology |
| Research Field: | Plant Physiology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
| UTAS Author: | McAdam, SAM (Dr Scott McAdam) |
| UTAS Author: | Brodribb, TJ (Professor Tim Brodribb) |
| UTAS Author: | Ross, JJ (Associate Professor John Ross) |
| ID Code: | 104037 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (DE140100946) |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 59 |
| Deposited By: | Plant Science |
| Deposited On: | 2015-11-02 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-01 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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