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PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
卷 43, 期 3, 页码 548-562出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pce.13703
关键词
crop; drought; transgenic line; water deficit; xylem embolism
资金
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR-10-EQPX-16]
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/L01954X/1]
- IdEx Bordeaux International [UB101 CR1024-R s/CR 1024-6M]
- UK BBSRC Research [BB/L01954X/1]
- French National Agency for Research [ANR-10-LABX-45]
- Cluster of Excellence COTE [ANR-10-LABX-45]
- Investments for the Future [ANR-10-EQPX-16]
- BBSRC [BB/L01954X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Climate change threatens food security, and plant science researchers have investigated methods of sustaining crop yield under drought. One approach has been to overproduce abscisic acid (ABA) to enhance water use efficiency. However, the concomitant effects of ABA overproduction on plant vascular system functioning are critical as it influences vulnerability to xylem hydraulic failure. We investigated these effects by comparing physiological and hydraulic responses to water deficit between a tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) wild type control (WT) and a transgenic line overproducing ABA (sp12). Under well-watered conditions, the sp12 line displayed similar growth rate and greater water use efficiency by operating at lower maximum stomatal conductance. X-ray microtomography revealed that sp12 was significantly more vulnerable to xylem embolism, resulting in a reduced hydraulic safety margin. We also observed a significant ontogenic effect on vulnerability to xylem embolism for both WT and sp12. This study demonstrates that the greater water use efficiency in the tomato ABA overproducing line is associated with higher vulnerability of the vascular system to embolism and a higher risk of hydraulic failure. Integrating hydraulic traits into breeding programmes represents a critical step for effectively managing a crop's ability to maintain hydraulic conductivity and productivity under water deficit.
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