title: Species-dependent changes in stomatal sensitivity to abscisic acid mediated by external pH.
abstract: The direct effects of pH changes and/or abscisic acid (ABA) on stomatal aperture were examined in epidermal strips of Commelina communis L. and Arabidopsis thaliana. Stomata were initially opened at pH 7 or pH 5. The stomatal closure induced by changes in external pH and/or ABA (10 microM or 10 nM) was monitored using video microscopy and quantified in terms of changes in stomatal area using image analysis software. Measurements of aperture area enabled stomatal responses and, in particular, small changes in stomatal area to be quantified reliably. Both plant species exhibited a biphasic closure response to ABA: an initial phase of rapid stomatal closure, followed by a second, more prolonged, phase during which stomata closure proceeded at a slower rate. Changes in stomatal sensitivity to ABA were also observed. Comparison of these effects between C. communis and A. thaliana demonstrate that this differential sensitivity of stomata to ABA is species-dependent, as well as being dependent on the pH of the extracellular environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agrochemistry and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, Zemun 11080 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. ljprokic@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu
authors.forename: Ljiljana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prokic
authors.forename: Zorica
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
authors.forename: Martin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: McAinsh
authors.forename: Zeljko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vucinic
authors.forename: Radmila
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stikic
mesh_terms: D000040:Abscisic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D034822:Commelina / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000040:Abscisic Acid