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1Department of Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York 13210.
Abstract:
Cycloheximide was shown to block abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis in nonstressed as well as in stressed Phaseolus vulgaris leaves. Leaf wilting caused by cycloheximide resulted from increased stomatal opening as judged by a decreased stomatal diffusion resistance. The inhibition of ABA biosynthesis by cycloheximide was at least partially responsible for the increase in stomatal opening as suggested by the cooccurrence of inhibition of ABA biosynthesis and increased stomatal opening, and the partial reversal of stomatal opening in cycloheximide-treated leaves by exogenous ABA. Dark treatment failed to close stomatal in cycloheximide-treated leaves, suggesting that stomatal closure in response to darkness may normally be mediated by ABA.
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