Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a central role in adaptive responses to abiotic stresses that adversely affect crop growth and productivity. However, ABA photo-instability limits its use in agriculture. To overcome this drawback, in this study, we developed photostable ABA analogs, the BP2A compound series, in which the dienoic acid side chain of ABA was replaced with a phenylacetic acid. All BP2A analogs showed higher stability against UVB irradiation at 302 nm than ABA, and one BP2A analog, Me 1',4'-trans-diol-BP2A, barely decomposed even under sunlight conditions. In physiological assays, BP2A and Me 1',4'-trans-diol-BP2A exhibited ABA-like activities, including inhibition of seed germination and induced drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. Furthermore, Me 1',4'-trans-diol-BP2A inhibited seed germination of tomato, lettuce and rice. Thus, this compound represents a potential plant growth regulator that induces ABA-type responses in agricultural fields.
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