Affiliation:
1. College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
Abstract
Drought stress adversely affects the production of the perennial medicinal herb Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer. Phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) regulates many processes in plant growth, development, and response to environments. However, whether drought resistance is regulated by ABA in Panax ginseng remains unknown. In this study, we characterized the response of drought resistance to ABA in Panax ginseng. The results showed that the growth retardation and root shrinking under drought conditions in Panax ginseng were attenuated by exogenous ABA application. Spraying ABA was shown to protect the photosynthesis system, enhance the root activity, improve the performance of the antioxidant protection system, and alleviate the excessive accumulation of soluble sugar in Panax ginseng under drought stress. In addition, ABA treatment leads to the enhanced accumulation of ginsenosides, the pharmaceutically active components, and causes the up-regulation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (PgHMGR) in Panax ginseng. Therefore, this study supports that drought resistance and ginsenosides biosynthesis in Panax ginseng were positively regulated by ABA, providing a new direction for mitigating drought stress and improving ginsenosides production in the precious medicinal herb.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
Qingdao Science and Technology Bureau Fund
Qingdao University Fund
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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