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abscissin
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abscissin

Plant hormone found in all higher plants. It is involved in the process of abscission and also inhibits stem elongation, germination of seeds, and the sprouting of buds.



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The expression of LEA proteins is developmentally programmed in maturing plant seeds, or it can be induced by exogenous abscisic acid and environmental stresses such as desiccation, cold, and osmotic shock.
Leucine aminopeptidase RNAs, proteins, and activities increase in response to water deficit, salinity, and the wound signals system in, methyl jasmonate, and abscisic acid.
and GA levels, DE-repression of seed germination by GA signaling, mechanisms and genes involved in germination, and the role of sugar and abscisic acid regulation in germination and the transition to seedling growth.
 
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