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ArticleBMC plant biology2024

Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) application modulated the morpho-physiological and yield traits of fragrant rice under well-watered and drought conditions.

Umair Ashraf, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Sidra Naseer, Anees Abbas, Muhammad Abrar, Mohsin Nawaz, Kebo Luo

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Umair AshrafDepartment of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, 54770, Pakistan. umair.ashraf@ue.edu.pk.
Shakeel Ahmad AnjumDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, 38040, Pakistan.
Sidra NaseerDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, 38040, Pakistan.
Anees AbbasDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, 38040, Pakistan.
Muhammad AbrarState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Mohsin NawazInstitute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
Kebo LuoJieyang Research Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jieyang, China. Luokebo@hotmail.com.

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Guangdong Provincial Agricultural project in 2022 Yue Cai Nong [2021] No. 152Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan 21-1816/SRGP/R&D/HEC/2018
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backgroundChanging climate is causing erratic rainfall and prolonged drought periods, thus posing serious threats to crop productivity. Owing to severity of drought events, it is imperative to take proactive measures to enhance the resilience of drought sensitive crops like rice. Therefore, the present study was carried out to improve the drought stress tolerance in rice through gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) application.

methodsThe experiment was included four GABA concentrations i.e., 0 mM as control, 1 mM, 1.5 mM, and 2 mM, two water levels i.e., 100% and 50% field capacity (referred as FC100 for well-watered and FC50 for drought conditions, respectively), and two fragrant rice cultivars i.e., Super Basmati and Basmati-515.

resultsThe findings unveiled a comprehensive improvement in various parameters with GABA application in fragrant rice under both well-watered (FC100) and water-limited (FC50) conditions, compared to the control. Specifically, GABA induced enhancements were observed in plant height, root length, fresh weight, dry weight, total soluble protein content, and total free amino acid content across both cultivars. Moreover, GABA application significantly improved peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) enzyme activities, alongside elevating anthocyanin levels, while concurrently reducing H

conclusionsGABA significantly improved fragrant rice performance under both well-watered (FC100) and water-limited (FC50) conditions. Moreover, integrating GABA application into rice cultivation practices could not only improve the crop resilience to drought stress but also potentially benefiting the future food and nutritional security globally. However, however; further research is needed to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the functionality of GABA in fragrant rice, particularly under drought conditions.

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Droughtsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidOryzaWatergamma-Aminobutyric AcidWaterAntioxidantsDroughtFragrant riceGABAYield

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