comunitat-uji-handle:10234/9
comunitat-uji-handle2:10234/2508
comunitat-uji-handle3:10234/6999
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INVESTIGACION
Resumen
Background: Characterization of the dynamic response of plant transpiration to decreasing soil water content in
a reproducible way is required for the correct phenotyping of traits related to water saving strategies. ... [+]
Background: Characterization of the dynamic response of plant transpiration to decreasing soil water content in
a reproducible way is required for the correct phenotyping of traits related to water saving strategies. Nowadays, an
increasing number of automated high throughput platforms are available, but their development requires a great
economic investment and it is not always desirable/feasible to outsource these analyses. We propose a mediumthroughput protocol to characterize transpiration responses to decreasing soil moisture in a quantitative and highly
reproducible way with a minimum investment of resources.
Results: The quantitative characterization of plant responses to a decreasing soil water content using our pheno‑
typing platform has showed high reproducibility between diferent experiments. The proposed irrigation strategy
allowed us to harvest plants ranging from a well-watered condition to the loss-of-turgor point in a predictable and
controlled way. Coupling this protocol with hormone profling allows investigation of hormonal responses (metabo‑
lite accumulation as well as plant sensitivity) to water stress. As a proof-of-concept, we have characterized the
dynamic responses of leaf transpiration to decreasing soil water contents in an abscisic acid (ABA) defcient genotype
(aba1-1) as well as in genotypes with altered sensitivity to ABA (abi1-1 and hab1-1abi1-1), which are insensitive and
hypersensitive to ABA, respectively.
Conclusions: This protocol allows for assessment of quantitative diferences in rosette transpiration responses to
water depletion in both ABA biosynthesis mutants and genotypes with altered sensitivity to the hormone. Data
indicate a correlation between ABA levels and/or hormone perception and growth rate and/or water content. The
protocol guarantees the correct application of water stress to adult plants, which is essential to understand responses
of mutants and/or natural accessions. [-]
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