Exogenous abscisic acid significantly affects proteome in tea plant (Camellia sinensis) exposed to drought stress.

ABSTRACT: Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is an important economic crop, and drought is the most important abiotic stress affecting yield and quality. Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone responsible for activating drought resistance. Increased understanding of ABA effects on tea plant under drought stress is essential to develop drought-tolerant tea genotypes, along with crop management practices that can mitigate drought stress. The objective of the present investigation is evaluation of effects of exogenous ABA on the leaf proteome in tea plant exposed to drought stress. Leaf protein patterns of tea plants under simulated drought stress [(polyethylene glycol (PEG)-treated] and exogenous ABA treatment were analyzed in a time-course experiment using two-dimensional electrophoresi

SUBMITTER: Zhou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4816387 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature