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. 1987 Aug;84(4):1051–1054. doi: 10.1104/pp.84.4.1051

Effect of Paclobutrazol on Water Stress-Induced Abscisic Acid in Apple Seedling Leaves

Shiow Y Wang 1,2, Tung Sun 1,2, Zuo L Ji 1,2,1, Miklos Faust 1,2
PMCID: PMC1056725  PMID: 16665559

Abstract

Abscisic acid (ABA) was quantitated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in water-stressed leaves from control apple seedlings, and also from apple seedlings treated for 28 days with paclobutrazol ([2RS, 3RS]-1-[4-chlorophenyl]-4,4-dimethyl-2-[1,2,4-triazol-1-yl] pentan-3-ol). The ELISA quantitative estimates were also validated by gas chromatography-electron capture detector and lettuce seed germination inhibition bioassay. Paclobutrazol treatment reduced endogenous ABA levels by about one-third, and prevented the marked accumulation of water-stress-induced ABA that occurred in untreated seedlings. The presence of ABA in the apple leaf extracts was confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

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