| Autor: |
Sousa-Majer, Maria José de, Turner, Neil C., Hardie, Darryl C., Morton, Roger L., Lamont, Byron, Higgins, Thomas J. V. |
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Journal of Experimental Botany; Feb2004, Vol. 55 Issue 396, p497-505, 9p |
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The effects of water deficit and high temperature on the production of α‐amylase inhibitor 1 (α‐AI‐1) were studied in transgenic peas (Pisum sativum L.) that were developed to control the seed‐feeding pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum L., Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Transgenic and non‐transgenic plants were subjected to water‐deficit and high‐temperature treatments under controlled conditions in the glasshouse and growth cabinet, beginning 1 week after the first pods were formed. In the water‐deficit treatments, the peas were either adequately watered (control) or water was withheld after first pod formation. The high‐temperature experiments were performed in two growth cabinets, one maintained at 27/22 °C (control) and one at 32/27 °C day/night temperatures, with the vapour pressure deficit maintained at 1.3 kPa. The plants exposure to high temperatures and water deficit produced 27% and 79% fewer seeds, respectively, than the controls. In the transgenic peas the level of α‐AI‐1 as a percentage of total protein was not influenced by water stress, but was reduced on average by 36.3% (the range in two experiments was 11–50%) in the high‐temperature treatment. Transgenic and non‐transgenic pods of plants grown at 27/22 °C and 32/27 °C were inoculated with pea weevil eggs to evaluate whether the reduction in level of α‐AI‐1 in the transgenic pea seeds affected pea weevil development and survival. At the higher temperatures, 39% of adult pea weevil emerged, compared to 1.2% in the transgenic peas grown at the lower temperatures, indicating that high temperature reduced the protective capacity of the transgenic peas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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