Dictionary definition: abscisic acid

Article: Uncoupling the Effects of Abscisic Acid on ...
Plant Physiology;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Arabidopsis]), a key enzyme in the abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthetic pathway. STO1 ... osmotic stresses is that it includes both abscisic acid (ABA)-dependent and -independent ... 1996; Schwartz et al., 1997b). Abscisic acid aldehyde oxidase (AAO) carries out ...

Article: Abscisic acid analogs: probes for basic research in ...
Canadian Chemical News;  July 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... Agriculture Abscisic Acid (ABA, 1 ... stages of plant growth and development ... related to abscisic acid for plant growth regulation ... analogs are plant growth regulators ... crop yields. Abscisic acid, the natural ...

Dictionary definition: abscisic acid
A Dictionary of Biology;      315 words ...abscisic acid ( ABA ) A naturally occurring plant growth substance that appears to ... germination. In leaves, abscisic acid is produced in large amounts ... further water losses. Levels of abscisic acid increase suddenly in response ...

Article: The Arabidopsis thaliana ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE8 ...
Plant Cell;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates many aspects of plant growth and development, yet many ABA response mutants present ... long distances within the plant body. INTRODUCTION Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates many important events during both ...

Article: ARIA, an Arabidopsis Arm Repeat Protein Interacting with a ...
Plant Physiology;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Arabidopsis arm repeat protein is involved in abscisic acid (ABA) response. We carried out two ... Ryals et al., 1997). Plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) controls various aspects of plant growth and development (Finkelstein et al ...

Article: Abscisic Acid Antagonizes Ethylene-Induced ...
Plant Physiology;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Ler), hyponastic growth is minimal. Abscisic acid (ABA) was found to act as an inhibitory ... hyponastic response in this accession. Abscisic acid (ABA) influences many aspects of plant growth and development, ranging from seed desiccation ...

Article: Interactions between abscisic acid and ethylene ...
Plant Cell;  July 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... that either enhanced or suppressed the abscisic acid (ABA)resistant seed germination phenotype ... germination and root growth. INTRODUCTION Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates various aspects of plant growth and development, including seed maturation ...