Fig. 4.
Relative expression of abscisic acid metabolism-, signalling-, and drought tolerance-related genes (A, NCED1; B, NCED2; C, AAO31; D, AAO32; E, CYP707A1; F, CYP707A2; G, PLDα; H, ZPT2-3) in response to various substrate water contents (θ = 0.40, 0.30, 0.20, and 0.10 m3·m–3) during a 16 d period in Petunia × hybrid leaves. The drought treatments reached their threshold θ of 0.30, 0.20, and 0.10 m3·m–3 after 2.5, 3.7, and 8.8 d, respectively. Error bars indicate standard error (n = 4). Expression data were normalized using EF1α and CYP.