Figure 1. Inhibition of ASC production (A) and the consequent effect on seed germination (B) and GA accumulation (C). Rice seeds were imbibed at 28 °C in the presence of water, ABA, diniconazole, Tiron, DPI and lycorine solutions for 36h. Seed samples were collected and stored at –80 °C for ASC determination and QRT-PCR. Values are means ± SD (n = 5).