Root ABA accumulation enhances rice seedling drought tolerance under ammonium supply: interaction with aquaporins

In previous studies, we demonstrated that ammonium nutrition enhances the drought tolerance of rice seedlings compared to nitrate nutrition and contributes to a higher root water uptake ability. It remains unclear why rice seedlings maintain a higher water uptake ability when supplied with ammonium...

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Main Authors: Lei Ding, Yingrui Li, Ying Wang, Limin Gao, Min Wang, Francois Chaumont, Qirong Shen, Shiwei Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
ABA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01206/full