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Some experiments revealed that the Ca2+ has a relationship with drought resistance. In this paper, some physiological and biochemical indices were studied in order to analyze the effect of Ca2+ treatment on the drought resistance of Brassica napus. The physiological and biochemical experiments revealed that the proline content and the soluble sugar contents in the Ca2+-treated B. napus were much higher than those of water-treated B. napus. However, the content of malonaldehyde in the Ca2+ treated B. napus was lower than that of control. The transpiration and stomatal conductance analysis show that the transpiration and stomatal conductance in the Ca2+-treated materials were lower than those of water-treated materials. Further research revealed that the stomata hatch of Ca2+-treated materials was markedly less than that of water-treated materials, which indicated that the closure of the stomata was the main reason for the decrease of transpiration and stomatal conductance.
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Translated from Journal of Huazhong Agricultural University, 2007, 26(5): 607–611 [译自: 华中农业大学学报]
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**ang, J., Chen, Z., Wang, P. et al. Effect of CaCl2 treatment on the changing of drought related physiological and biochemical indexes of Brassica napus . Front. Agric. China 2, 423–427 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11703-008-0056-9
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