RWC was significantly reduced in all treatments after the cessation
of water (Fig. 1). The RWC of ABA-deficient mutant not plants
was significantly lower than their corresponding WT plants under
water stress. The RWC of AC plants was reduced by 20.7% and 29.4%,
while that of not plants was reduced by 33.0% and 45.2% at 2 and 4
days after water cessation, respectively (Fig. 1). The RWC of both AC
and not plants treated by 1 M of EBRs were significantly increased
by 8.0% and 10.0% in AC plants, and 10.4% and 13.7% in not plants
at 2 and 4 days after water cessation, compared with the controls