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P-29<br />
NCED expression <strong>and</strong> ABA concentrations vary <strong>with</strong> genotype in response to water deficit.<br />
R. Ghan, D. Hopper*, G.R. Cramer<br />
Department of Biochemistry <strong>and</strong> Molecular Biology University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557<br />
USA<br />
*Corresponding author: hopperd2@gmai.com<br />
Grape production is one of the most important agricultural commodities in the USA <strong>and</strong> is<br />
threatened by global warming. This is particularly relevant in a semi-arid state such as Nevada<br />
<strong>with</strong> a rapidly growing population competing for scarce water resources. Abscisic acid (ABA), a<br />
plant stress hormone, regulates water use efficiency <strong>and</strong> drought resistance in plants. 9-cisepoxycarotenoid<br />
dioxygenase (NCED) is the rate-limiting step in ABA biosynthesis, through the<br />
cleavage of a C 40 precursor into C 15 <strong>and</strong> C 25 products. NCED expression <strong>and</strong> ABA<br />
concentrations were determined over the course of the day. A controlled water deficit assay was<br />
developed. Preliminary results indicated varying levels of NCED transcript abundance in<br />
response to controlled water deficit in different genotypes. A large screen of 200 different<br />
genotypes is in progress. Our hypothesis is that the response of NCED to water deficit will be<br />
correlated <strong>with</strong> water use efficiency <strong>and</strong> drought resistance; that is, a larger response of NCED in<br />
different genotypes will be associated <strong>with</strong> greater drought resistance <strong>and</strong> water use efficiency.<br />
Experiments are in progress to test this hypothesis. A summary of these results will be presented.<br />
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