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Physiological Effects of 1-Methylcyclopropene on Well-Watered and Water-Stressed Cotton Plants

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The current study investigated the effect of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), an ethylene inhibiting compound, in alleviating the detrimental effect of drought on cotton plants. The experiment was conducted in a growth chamber in 2006 and 2007. Treatments consisted of (T1) an untreated control well-watered, (T2) 1-MCP at 10 g ai/ha well-watered, (T3) an untreated control water-stressed, and (T4) 1-MCP at 10 g ai/ha water-stressed. Water-stress treatment consisted of withholding water from the pots until stomatal closure. The water-stress regime and the 1-MCP treatments were imposed at the pinhead-square stage, approximately 4 weeks after planting. Water-stressed plants treated with 1-MCP had a higher stomatal resistance, less negative water potential, higher activity of antioxidant enzymes, and better maintenance of membrane integrity. The greatest effects on stomatal resistance were observed at 5 days after treatment initiation, in which water-stressed 1-MCP-treated plants exhibited stomatal resistance of 0.079 m2 s mmol−1, whereas water-stressed untreated plants exhibited only 0.047 m2 s mmol−1. There was no significant effect of 1-MCP on water-use efficiency, transpiration, and dry matter production. These results indicated that application of 1-MCP to water-stressed cotton may have the potential to lower levels of stress in treated plants.

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We thank the University of Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center for supporting this research and Agrofresh Inc. for partial funding of this research.

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    Eduardo M. Kawakami, Derrick M. Oosterhuis & John L. Snider

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Kawakami, E.M., Oosterhuis, D.M. & Snider, J.L. Physiological Effects of 1-Methylcyclopropene on Well-Watered and Water-Stressed Cotton Plants. J Plant Growth Regul 29, 280–288 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-009-9134-3

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