Abscisic acid and its receptors Drought-stressed plants produce abscisic acid to activate pathways that increase their ability to survive dry conditions. For example, the hormone triggers the slowing of plant growth and the closing stomatal air pores by shrinking the pair of guard cells that line each opening. Sean Cutler, at the University of California [...]
Tagged: abscisic acid, Assaf Mosquna, Brian F. Volkman, crop yields, drought, Francis C. Peterson, genetic engineering, guard cells, hormone, Jorge Lozano-Juste, Sang-Youl Park, Sean R. Cutler, stomata, stress hormone, stress response