Abstract
The effects of waterlogging on the dynamics of leaf abscisic acid (ABA) and root 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxilic acid (ACC, a precursor of ethylene) contents together with those on photosynthetic rate, leaf water potential and chlorophyll fluorescence were studied in mungbean ( Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczak cv. KPS1) plants under greenhouse conditions. Waterlogging reduced the photosynthetic rate and water use efficiency rapidly without any changes of stomatal conductance, transpiration rate and ABA concentrations. Rapid reduction of photosynthetic rate and Fv/Fm ratio of chlorophyll fluorescence without increase of ABA indicates that early reduction of photosynthetic rate may not be related to ABA. In addition, the slower recovery of P, P/ T r and Fv/Fm values than ABA implies that ABA is not completely involved in photosynthetic reduction. Increased concentration of ACC during the waterlogging period and after the end of waterlogging may indicate the involvement of ethylene in photosynthetic reduction through the reduction of PSII activities, although early reduction of photosynthesis could not be explained by ethylene. After 2 days of waterlogging, ABA was increased concomitantly with the rapid reduction of P, T r and g s. It may suggest that ABA reduces photosynthesis through some ABA-related reactions, such as stomatal closure.
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