Inhibition of gibberellin accumulation by water deficiency promotes fast and long-term 'drought avoidance' responses in tomato
Hagai Shohat, Hadar Cheriker, Himabindu Vasuki Kilambi, Natanella Illouz‐Eliaz, S. Blum, Ziva Amsellem, Danuše Tarkowská, Asaph Aharoni, Yuval Eshed, David Walter Weiss
This study shows that water deficiency inhibits GA biosynthesis and activates GA deactivation in tomato, leading to stomatal closure and reduced canopy growth to avoid drought.
New Phytologist · Sep 20, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology