Paper · 2020 · The Crop Journal

Exogenous abscisic acid coordinating leaf senescence and transport of assimilates into wheat grains under drought stress by regulating hormones homeostasis

Yongli Luo; Wenqian Li; Cui Huang; et al.

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Abstract

Drought at the grain filling stage of wheat will cause premature leaf senescence, thus leading to considerable loss of wheat yield. Therefore, this paper aims to establish a cultivation technology for strong drought resistance, delayed senescence, and yield improvement based on the analysis of hormones homeostasis obtained by applying chemical control substances. Experiments were conducted with two genotypes of wheat. Four water irrigation treatments were applied to impose the water deficit, including well-watered control treatment (WW), mild water deficit (MiWD), moderate water deficit (MoWD), and severe water deficit (SWD). Exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) was sprayed on the plants at the anthesis stage of the wheat. As a result, exogenous ABA reduced initial senescence rate (r0), total duration of chlorophyll (Chltotal), rapid senescence phase (Chlloss), and the accumulated temperature at an inflection point (M) but improved the persistence phase (Chlper) of flag leaves under all of the four treatments. However, exogenous ABA produced inconsistent effects on photoassimilate relocation and grain weight under different treatments. It produced positive regulatory effects on grain weight under WW, MiWD, and MoWD treatments. On the one hand, spraying ABA during the persistence phase of flag leaves reduced the ratios of zeatin to gibberellin (Z/GA3), spermine to spermidine (Spm/Spd), and salicylic acid to ABA (SA/ABA), which prolonged active photosynthesis by stimulating high level of proline (Pro) and increased the activities of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX). Therefore, drought tolerance was enhanced, and more photosynthetic assimilates were accumulated. On the other hand, the rapid senescence phase and the transport rate of assimilates into grains were accelerated, resulting in higher grain weight, yield, and water use efficiency (WUE). However, under SWD treatment, exogenous ABA improved the ratio of SA/ABA, leading to low Pro content and low antioxidant enzyme activity of flag leaves in the rapid loss phase. Meanwhile, drought resistance declined and the transport duration of assimilates into grains was shortened, thus making photosynthetic assimilates redundant. Therefore, exogenous ABA can lead to the reduction in grain weight, yield, and WUE of wheat under SWD treatment.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA reduced initial senescence rate of wheat flag leaves under all four water regimes.

Organ / stage
flag leavese0
Treatment
exogenous ABAe0
Outcome
initial senescence rate (r0)e0
Direction
reducede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“exogenous ABA reduced initial senescence rate (r0), total duration of chlorophyll (Chltotal), rapid senescence phase (Chlloss), and the accumulated temperature at an inflection point (M) but improved the persistence phase (Chlper) of flag leaves under all of the four treatments”

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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA reduced total duration of chlorophyll in wheat flag leaves under all four water regimes.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe0
Outcome
total duration of chlorophyll (Chltotal)e0
Direction
reducede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“exogenous ABA reduced initial senescence rate (r0), total duration of chlorophyll (Chltotal), rapid senescence phase (Chlloss), and the accumulated temperature at an inflection point (M) but improved the persistence phase (Chlper) of flag leaves under all of the four treatments”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 739–1017 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA reduced the rapid senescence phase of wheat flag leaves under all four water regimes.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe0
Outcome
rapid senescence phase (Chlloss)e0
Direction
reducede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“exogenous ABA reduced initial senescence rate (r0), total duration of chlorophyll (Chltotal), rapid senescence phase (Chlloss), and the accumulated temperature at an inflection point (M) but improved the persistence phase (Chlper) of flag leaves under all of the four treatments”

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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA reduced accumulated temperature at the senescence inflection point under all four water regimes.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe0
Outcome
accumulated temperature at an inflection point (M)e0
Direction
reducede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“exogenous ABA reduced initial senescence rate (r0), total duration of chlorophyll (Chltotal), rapid senescence phase (Chlloss), and the accumulated temperature at an inflection point (M) but improved the persistence phase (Chlper) of flag leaves under all of the four treatments”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 739–1017 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA improved the flag-leaf persistence phase under all four water regimes.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe0
Outcome
persistence phase (Chlper) of flag leavese0
Direction
improvede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“exogenous ABA reduced initial senescence rate (r0), total duration of chlorophyll (Chltotal), rapid senescence phase (Chlloss), and the accumulated temperature at an inflection point (M) but improved the persistence phase (Chlper) of flag leaves under all of the four treatments”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 739–1017 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmixedmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA affected photoassimilate relocation inconsistently across water treatments.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe0
Outcome
photoassimilate relocatione0
Qualifier
under different treatmentse0

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“exogenous ABA produced inconsistent effects on photoassimilate relocation and grain weight under different treatments”

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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA increased wheat grain weight under well-watered, mild and moderate deficit treatments.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe1
Outcome
grain weighte0
Direction
positivee0
Qualifier
under WW, MiWD, and MoWD treatmentse0

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“It produced positive regulatory effects on grain weight under WW, MiWD, and MoWD treatments”

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e1

“exogenous ABA produced inconsistent effects on photoassimilate relocation and grain weight under different treatments”

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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA spraying reduced the zeatin-to-gibberellin ratio during the flag-leaf persistence phase.

Treatment
spraying ABAe0
Outcome
ratios of zeatin to gibberellin (Z/GA3)e0
Direction
reducede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“spraying ABA during the persistence phase of flag leaves reduced the ratios of zeatin to gibberellin (Z/GA3), spermine to spermidine (Spm/Spd), and salicylic acid to ABA (SA/ABA)”

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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA spraying reduced the spermine-to-spermidine ratio during the flag-leaf persistence phase.

Treatment
spraying ABAe0
Outcome
spermine to spermidine (Spm/Spd)e0
Direction
reducede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“spraying ABA during the persistence phase of flag leaves reduced the ratios of zeatin to gibberellin (Z/GA3), spermine to spermidine (Spm/Spd), and salicylic acid to ABA (SA/ABA)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1257–1435 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–92 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA spraying reduced the salicylic-acid-to-ABA ratio during the flag-leaf persistence phase.

Treatment
spraying ABAe0
Outcome
salicylic acid to ABA (SA/ABA)e0
Direction
reducede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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e0

“spraying ABA during the persistence phase of flag leaves reduced the ratios of zeatin to gibberellin (Z/GA3), spermine to spermidine (Spm/Spd), and salicylic acid to ABA (SA/ABA)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1257–1435 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA stimulated a high proline level and increased antioxidant enzyme activities, prolonging photosynthesis.

Gene
antioxidant enzymese0
Compound
proline (Pro)e0
Outcome
active photosynthesise0
Direction
prolongede0

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“prolonged active photosynthesis by stimulating high level of proline (Pro) and increased the activities of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1443–1671 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA enhanced drought tolerance and increased accumulated photosynthetic assimilates.

Treatment
spraying ABAe1
Outcome
drought tolerancee0
Direction
enhancede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“Therefore, drought tolerance was enhanced, and more photosynthetic assimilates were accumulated”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1673–1768 · show in text ↑
e1

“spraying ABA during the persistence phase of flag leaves”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1257–1313 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–92 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA increased accumulated photosynthetic assimilates.

Treatment
spraying ABAe1
Outcome
photosynthetic assimilatese0
Direction
moree0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“more photosynthetic assimilates were accumulated”

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“spraying ABA during the persistence phase of flag leaves”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1257–1313 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–92 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA accelerated the rapid senescence phase and the rate of assimilate transport into grain.

Treatment
spraying ABAe1
Outcome
transport rate of assimilates into grainse0
Direction
acceleratede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“the rapid senescence phase and the transport rate of assimilates into grains were accelerated”

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e1

“spraying ABA during the persistence phase of flag leaves”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1257–1313 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–92 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA increased grain weight, yield and water use efficiency under the less severe water regimes.

Treatment
spraying ABAe2
Outcome
grain weight, yield, and water use efficiency (WUE)e0
Direction
highere0
Qualifier
under WW, MiWD, and MoWD treatmentse1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“resulting in higher grain weight, yield, and water use efficiency (WUE)”

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“under WW, MiWD, and MoWD treatments”

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e2

“spraying ABA during the persistence phase of flag leaves”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1257–1313 · show in text ↑
t0

“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–92 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Under severe water deficit, ABA increased the salicylic-acid-to-ABA ratio.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe0
Outcome
ratio of SA/ABAe0
Direction
improvede0
Qualifier
under SWD treatmente0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“under SWD treatment, exogenous ABA improved the ratio of SA/ABA”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1966–2029 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–92 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Under severe water deficit, ABA was associated with low proline and antioxidant enzyme activity in flag leaves.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe1
Outcome
Pro content and low antioxidant enzyme activitye0
Direction
lowe0
Qualifier
under SWD treatmente1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“leading to low Pro content and low antioxidant enzyme activity of flag leaves in the rapid loss phase”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2031–2132 · show in text ↑
e1

“under SWD treatment, exogenous ABA improved the ratio of SA/ABA”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1966–2029 · show in text ↑
t0

“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–92 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Under severe water deficit, drought resistance declined and assimilate transport duration shortened.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe1
Outcome
drought resistancee0
Direction
declinede0
Qualifier
under SWD treatmente1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“drought resistance declined and the transport duration of assimilates into grains was shortened”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2145–2240 · show in text ↑
e1

“under SWD treatment, exogenous ABA improved the ratio of SA/ABA”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1966–2029 · show in text ↑
t0

“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–92 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Under severe water deficit, ABA shortened assimilate transport into grain and left photosynthetic assimilates redundant.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe1
Outcome
transport duration of assimilates into grainse0
Direction
shortenede0
Qualifier
under SWD treatmente1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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e0

“the transport duration of assimilates into grains was shortened, thus making photosynthetic assimilates redundant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2177–2290 · show in text ↑
e1

“under SWD treatment, exogenous ABA improved the ratio of SA/ABA”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1966–2029 · show in text ↑
t0

“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–92 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA reduced wheat grain weight, yield and water use efficiency under severe water deficit.

Treatment
exogenous ABAe0
Outcome
grain weight, yield, and WUEe0
Direction
reductione0
Qualifier
under SWD treatmente0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“exogenous ABA can lead to the reduction in grain weight, yield, and WUE of wheat under SWD treatment”

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(+)-abscisic acid · quality: postharvest · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

3 papers: 2 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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  1. no effect
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(+)-abscisic acid · physiology: water · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

11 papers: 10 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
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  3. positive

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(+)-abscisic acid · tolerance: abiotic · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

12 papers: 11 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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  1. positive
  2. no effect
  3. positive

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(+)-abscisic acid · physiology: photosynthesis · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

14 papers: 11 positive, 3 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. no effect
  3. negative

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(+)-abscisic acid · yield · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

22 papers: 17 positive, 5 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. negative
  3. negative

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(+)-abscisic acid · soil: biology · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

6 papers: 5 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive

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(+)-abscisic acid · molecular: metabolites · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

23 papers: 18 positive, 5 negative or no effect

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  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive

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application · tolerance: abiotic · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

9 papers: 8 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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  1. no effect
  2. positive
  3. positive

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