Fig. 7

The effects of fluridone (ABA synthesis inhibitor) and 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MP; GABA synthesis inhibitor) on abscisic acid (ABA) and γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthesis in the W- and MC-primed cotton seeds under salt stress. The expression levels of A GhNCED2, B GhCYP707A4, and D GhGAD4 in the W- and MC-primed cotton seeds after 12 h of salt stress. C ABA and F GABA contents, and E GAD activity of the W- and MC-primed cotton seeds after 24 h of salt stress. WCK: water-primed seeds germinated in the sand without NaCl; WS: water-primed seeds germinated in the sand containing NaCl; MCS: MC-primed seeds germinated in the sand containing NaCl. The bars represent the means ± SE of three replicates