Changes in inhibitor levels, stomatal aperture, and growth of Pisum sativum L. subjected to wilting stress cycles during different developmental stages : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Horticultural Science at Massey University
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1974
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Massey University
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Plants of Pisum Sativum L., grown under controlled environmental
conditions, were subjected to wilting stress cycles at different developmental
stages and analyzed for changes in inhibitor levels, stomatal aperture,
water status, and effects on final yield.
As leaf water potential decreased past a critical level, stomatal
aperture decreased markedly and, at the same time, inhibitor levels increased
rapidly. The naximum inhibitor levels attained, as determined by several
different methods of assessment, approximately halved with each later wilting
cycle, whilst the degree of stomatal closure was approximately the same for
each cycle. During the recovery phase, plant water status recovered to
normal 24 hours after rewatering. At this time inhibitor levels had
decreased markedly and, in the later cycles, had apparently declined to
normal levels. However stomatal aperture had only recovered slightly at
this point in all cycles and by 4 days after rewatering stomata had
generally regained normal apertures.
Results of the final yield analysis were confounded somewhat by the
shooting of basal buds, particularly on plants subjected to wilting cycles
during the preflovrering and flowering stages. and a possible explanation
for this lateral growth is discussed. However the pod swelling stage was
more sensitive to water stress than other stages.
Changes in inhibitor levels alone, did not appear to be related
directly to stomatal responses or any sensitivity of particular growth
stages. Some possible reasons for these observations are presented on
the basis of evidence available in the literature.
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Peas, Plants, Absorption of water