Acetic Acid Treatment Enhances Drought Avoidance in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz).

ABSTRACT: The external application of acetic acid has recently been reported to enhance survival of drought in plants such as Arabidopsis, rapeseed, maize, rice, and wheat, but the effects of acetic acid application on increased drought tolerance in woody plants such as a tropical crop "cassava" remain elusive. A molecular understanding of acetic acid-induced drought avoidance in cassava will contribute to the development of technology that can be used to enhance drought tolerance, without resorting to transgenic technology or advancements in cassava cultivation. In the present study, morphological, physiological, and molecular responses to drought were analyzed in cassava after treatment with acetic acid. Results indicated that the acetic acid-treated cassava plants had a higher level of dro

SUBMITTER: Utsumi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6492040 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature