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Relationship between Stress-Induced ABA and Proline Accumulations and ABA-Induced Proline Accumulation in Excised Barley Leaves ¹

Department of Botany, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011

When excised second leaves from 2-week-old barley (Hordeum vulgare var Larker) plants were incubated in a wilted condition, abscisic acid (ABA) levels increased to 0.6 nanomole per gram fresh weight at 4 hours then declined to about 0.3 nanomole per gram fresh weight and remained at that level until rehydrated. Proline levels began to increase at about 4 hours and continued to increase as long as the ABA levels were 0.3 nanomole per gram fresh weight or greater. Upon rehydration, proline levels declined when the ABA levels fell below 0.3 nanomole per gram fresh weight.

Proline accumulation was induced in turgid barley leaves by ABA addition. When the amount of ABA added to leaves was varied, it was observed that a level of 0.3 nanomole ABA per gram fresh weight for a period of about 2 hours was required before proline accumulation was induced. However, the rate of proline accumulation was slower in ABA-treated leaves than in wilted leaves at comparable ABA levels. Thus, the threshold level of ABA for proline accumulation appeared to be similar for wilted leaves where ABA increased endogenously and for turgid leaves where ABA was added exogenously. However, the rate of proline accumulation was more dependent on ABA levels in turgid leaves to which ABA was added exogenously than in wilted leaves.

Salt-induced proline accumulation was not preceded by increases in ABA levels comparable to those observed in wilted leaves. Levels of less than 0.2 nanomole ABA per gram fresh weight were measured 1 hour after exposure to salt and they declined rapidly to the control level by 3 hours. Proline accumulation commenced at about 9 hours. Thus, ABA accumulation did not appear to be involved in salt-induced proline accumulation.

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