Effects of ABA on Physiological Characteristics of Tomato under Waterlogging

Abstract

The effects of waterlogging on antioxidant enzyme activities responses in five different lines, i.e. ABA-deficient mutant (0673) and its control (0535), two ABA over-production transgenic rd29A:NCED1 lines (#2, #7) and Mill. L. cv. New Yorker (WT) were investigated. The waterlogging was mimicked by treating pot plants with flooding. The malondialdehyde (MDA) content, superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) activity in the leaves were evaluated in all treatments. The results showed that after 7 days waterlogging treatment, the malondialdehyde (MDA) was increased in all plants, especially in LA0673. Compared with the LA0673, #2 and #7 significantly increase the activities of SOD, POD and CAT under waterlogging stress. Therefore, ABA could improve the waterlogging tolerance of tomato by increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes under waterlogging stress.